#easternmarket

Work by Marka27 for the 2016 edition of Detroit’s Murals In The Market.

Years before he was a Civil War hero and, eventually, President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant was a young Army officer stationed in Detroit. From 1849-50, Ulysses lived with his wife, Julia, in this modest Greek Revival abode. The home was built in 1837 and originally located at 253 East Fort Street, between Rivard and Russell. That area would come to be known as Black Bottom, the fabled, predominantly African-American neighborhood that was razed to make way for the Lafayette Park development in the 1950s. In 1936, threatened with demolition, the Michigan Mutal Liability Company purchased the home and relocated to the now-former Michigan State Fairgrounds, where it was presented as a gift to the state. For decades, the Grant home was decorated in period furnishings and open to the public. However, since the Michigan State Fair ended its run at the State Fairgrounds in 2008, the historic structure sat in a state of neglect. In 2018, it was announced that the structure would yet again be moved, this time to the Eastern Market, close to its original location. In the summer of 2020, the landmarks was cut in half horizontally and relocated to the corner of Orleans and Wilkins streets, near the Dequindre Cut. Plans are to rehabilitate the home and transform it into an education/resource center. Donations to the project can be made at michiganhistory.org. #Detroit #Eastside #EasternMarket #BlackBottomDetroit #LafayettePark #GreekRevival #UlyssesSGrant #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #deserve2preserve #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter #SavingPlaces (at Eastern Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrduvRLQBj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Pig and a pole. S.Smith 2021

#Glam #ColorPop #BlueHue #Stunning #Mural #GraffitiArt #PopArt #Portraiture #Inspiring #EasternMarket #Detroit #GlamPunk (at Eastern Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCR-BlUlZ_3/?igshid=1iz7yu688tamw

Mike’s, Detroit Michigan.

#TBT to one of my favorite shots I’ve taken, @heypatyeah at 5:30 am in #Detroit for 2017’s @muralsinthemarket! The light you see in the building/piece was on an overnight timer and shooting the mural correctly required that I wake up at the butt crack of dawn and meet the master #PatPerry at his #GratiotAve wall just outside the #easternmarket! I remember the morning was a bit misty but the cloud coverage was perfect for the shoot and the really high shots from #UpInTheLift truly captured the scale with the city skyline in the background. Shoutout to the homies @1xrun and @inner_state for bringing me to the D so many times, hope to see you all soon! #PatPerryArt #mitm #muralsinthemarket #muralsinthemarket2017 #mitm2017 #1xRun #1xFam #artingwithhalopigg #streetartspringbreak (at Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRt8ZlHJQp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dxutiu6xfrsr

Born on Detroit's Eastside, Tony Whlgn [hoo-li-gen] has been consumed by art since an early age and today says he survives as an artist by "by creating unconventional ways for my work to be experienced and made available." A decade ago he and some close friends formed "the Whlgn", pushing each other's imaginations and entrepreneurial spirits and in September, 2018 gratefully accepted an invitation by @1xrun to participate in Detroit’s fourth annual @MuralsInTheMarket festival. Whlgn expressed his thoughts behind this Alfred St mural this way: "Right in front of us are usually the things that matter the most. Wearing False fronts, hiding who we really are behind the mask of our egos, conflicted with showing the world our true Self."   @tonywhlgn/