#davidhooke

In the late 1800s the railroad junctions of Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood proved an ideal location for the formation of a major manufacturing hub and soon became an instrumental part of the automobile industry. BBandM reports that this Russell Street site is now home to one of the city’s best collections of urban art, and was on hand in 2014 to watch Australian artist David Hooke, aka Meggs, paint this four story, 6,000 sq. ft. factory wall. Working remarkably fast for a wall this size, and with limited access from a mobile lift, Meggs completed the wall in 10 days. Here’s how he described his finished piece: “an iconic symbol of the city and past glory for over a century, it is now a symbol of future hope; to rise up against great odds.”  @houseofmeggs