on a downtown detroit day
discovering
beautiful little gems
in so many
unexpected places
buoying our hopes
for a city
that has not given up
and is beginning
to thrive once again
in spite of
challenges
that once seemed
insurmountable.
—
“there is no power for change greater
than a community discovering what it cares about.”
– margaret j. wheatley
Like many of my generation, I grew up to the sound of Detroit. May it thrive again.
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it’s on it’s way – )
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That is a powerful quote.
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it says a lot –
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Go Detroit…
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yes!
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Love the quote and the picture and the place! Thanks for sharing.
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my pleasure )
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I’m glad to hear that Detroit can reborn from the ashes like the Phoenix bird 🙂
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me too –
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🙂
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Beautifully put! I love that about Detroit as well!
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isn’t it exciting ?
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Great place…
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it is –
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Lovely heartwarming post.
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thank you )
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Whenever I hear Detroit mentioned now I think of “Looking for Sugarman” and that amazing story, and how the most Mzing talents might be hidden within the most innocuous streets !
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exactly!
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Two thoughts: First, “Yes!” magazine, Winter, 2015, includes Detroit in its “6 Cities Designing for Health,” by Anna Clark. This magazine is a relatively new find. I highly recommend this magazine as a source of inspiration for anyone interested in creative, locally based, and forward-going initiatives for change. This issue also has interesting articles on the influence of nutrition and social contacts on psychological and physical health.
Second: The recent story about lead poisoning in Flint, MI, worries me, because I believe lead is a far greater threat nationwide than anyone cares to know. I’ve been looking into local (Savannah) buildup of environmental toxins, and it’s not a pretty sight. Also, one of the Flint researchers commented lead levels were higher there than anyplace he’d researched except Washington DC. There was no further information, but lead can cause severe, permanent, neurological, psychiatric, and other problems in children, especially, but also in adults. It makes me wonder if that’s what’s wrong with the federal government. I have a vague memory of hearing that the Roman Empire eventually collapsed partly because of poisoning from lead pipes.
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great about the good press at last ) the flint situation is horrible, and it sounds like both the state and the feds dropped the ball.
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Indeed they did drop the ball. I’ve always claimed public works is any government’s primary responsibility, because it benefits rich and poor equally. Water and sewage integrity are essential to public health, as you know. Also, public safety hazards on public land are shameful, yet local governments can’t seem to find the money to maintain what they already have.
Environmental toxins are building up far faster than greenhouse gases, in my opinion, and will do more damage to all life than CO2 and methane, which are part of the natural life cycle.
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Yes to all of that –
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I’m so happy to know that Detroit is coming back. The street looks wonderful.
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me too – and that’s actually what used to be a dingy alley, fixed up by the city and local artists.
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It is nice that resurgence and restoration are occurring in Detroit. It is nice to hear a positive take on how things are developing. 🙂
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i love experiencing it firsthand, too )
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I wish Detroit well. What happened there shouldn’t happen to any city.
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Thank you, and I so agree –
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Reminds me of some places in New York in the 80’s. Totally changed today! Lovely piece!
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oh, that’s good to hear ) thank you –
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I like this artistic corner of Detroit, like an Art Walk. The painting on side of building with colors and light strings above the walk: Fun and fantastic find, Beth.
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it really was pretty. and unexpected. my daughter showed me where it was –
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Daughter’s are so wonderful when they grow up and become friends! 🙂 xo
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they are )
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Detroit is chock-full of lovely buildings. It’s fabric is too rich to be defeated.
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i agree, andra –
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I have my hopes for Detroit and my New Orleans…really liked this piece.
Ellespeth
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yes, i do too, ellespeth. and thank you –
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Very powerful and great photo
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Thank you )
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Reading “Detroit: An American Autopsy” off and on … grim stuff. The photo is a nice change of pace!
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yes, that’s a tough read. i’m happy to tell you that i’m experiencing the changes firsthand, and they are very positive )
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Detroit the great American city is coming back to life faster than we ever thought. Love the photo Beth…..beautiful
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it really is, and thank you –
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Best of luck to you, Detroit!
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)))
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