We know. The Heidelberg Project is known 'round the world. It's not new news. But it's always nice to get shout-outs from places and put some positive eyes on Detroit.
Excerpt from
CoolHunting.com:
In a Detroit neighborhood punctuated by little more than defunct traffic
lights and abandoned train tracks, Heidelberg Street stands out for its
row of colorful houses decorated with repurposed bits of urban detritus
and bright paint. I recently spent a little time shooting and surveying
the street, the result of artist Tyree Guyton's 24-year-strong mission
(dubbed the
Heidelberg Project) to inspire a fading community. Like NYC's
Highline or the
New Orleans biennial, the row of houses make another great example of creative urban renewal, transforming the street into an outdoor exhibition.
Read the entire article
here.
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