We went to Detroit for a weekend a few years ago and walked through this outdoor art environment. And it is stunning and amazing. People either love it or hate it but no one is indifferent. Regardless of your view, it is an important statement about abandoned neighborhoods. Back in 1986, artist Tyree Guyton found his old neighborhood in shambles and littered with drug dealers.
He started cleaning up the vacant lots, turning them into art projects. Empty houses became sculptures. The creation continued to grow and here is where it stood as of about five years ago.
It is fascinating to walk up and down these few blocks and appreciate the creativity and humor that went into it all with found objects.
Love it or hate it, the neighborhood has been transformed by people reclaiming it in their own way. Detroit fights back.
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