Detroit - Heidleberg Project

In a not so well off part of town we took our conspicuous californian license plate hire car to see this project

All these wide open spaces used to be with houses on them. The rate of loss via demolition or burning is indicated when there is more green than housing

Either someone doesnt like this or they have been unlucky as 2 or 3 houses have been razed by fire that were part of the project

Esme needed a wee so I took her to a quiet spot. Then we saw 4 local youths crammed onto a seat so wwnt to say hello. 2 girls on the ends two boys in the middle they were about 12 ro 15. One of them kept repeating me. I realised he was mimicking the new accent that he found amusing.  So I hammed it up with a 'lovely jubbly" and an "orroigjt mate?"

Then it was back to the car. 

The fascinating buildings are everywhere

Detroit - Dequindre Cut

Reminded me of walking to the Olympic Park in London. Long since torn up train tracks mean flat well laid out scooter bike walking path. Grafitti encouraged as long as not  rude

It connects eastern market with the river front about 1.7km away

Fasconating buildings ate everywhere.  I wonder what it was used for.

People are so friendly.

Th walk exhausted the kids so

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Detroit - Eastern Market

We drove ten mins. Parking was easy.  Sarah wandered into a vintage clothes shop and there wss a Beatles jacjet from 1965 tour of US in there. Then to the market

Meet Vanessa she was the fastest and best quality face painter we have come across. It was her job. She was also an artist. Her boyfriend a sculptor and her bought a house for 1000$  a year ago. It had a hole in the roof. Without realising the importance of this they came to Europe for 3 months of exhibitions.  When they came back the house had deteriorated badly so they suddenly had extra costs. Had to rip out large parts and the garage is mouldy so needs tearing down. So she was very interested in helpx and workaway concepts for getting labour she cant afford

Then Sarah took a shine to a pair of trousers. 

Hakiema was also interested in the two websites to allow her to travel with her 2nd lot of kids 13 yrs who ask to travel.  She had travelled before with her grown up kids...