Tag Archives: Detroit
Detroit Bicycle City
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Jonathan Cherry.
It used to be known as Motown or the Motor City, but Detroit Michigan is reinventing itself as a new creative hub that is increasingly connecting with itself via bicycles.
It’s amazing how cities around the world are being radically transformed by the adoption of bicycles. Perhaps the ever increasing price of crude oil is a blessing to society in disguise.
For a Friday: Johnny Knoxville explores the creative side of Detroit
Posted on 10. Sep, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
The collapse of the American motor industry has hit Detroit like an atomic bomb. The perception is that Detroit is now a ghost town of poverty-striken autoworkers and drug addicts. This three part movie is a documentary that goes into the streets to discover the creative rebirth of a city that is being forced to rethink its place in the world.
In the short film Knoxville meets with many of Detroit’s young creatives (artists, musicians, fashion designers, restauranteurs and developers) who all show through their DIY mentality, the change they hope to bring to “the D.” Through their creation of music, art, investment and development of land, and start-up businesses, the film unveils a hands-on wonderland where young individuals can actually have an impact on positive community change to rebuild the city that they love. [via]
These places look like Salt River or Woodstock. A seriously inspirational film well worth the time to watch and absorb.
