Artistic House Renovation

Note: DetroitVideoDaily visited this house in the fall of 2015. All information is correct from that time. I'm unsure if the plans are still in progress.

House
Most house renovation projects go unnoticed in Detroit, unless it happens to be a house made from cinder blocks. This particular house just east of Eastern Market off of St. Aubin street is no stranger to long time DVD fans as it showed up a while back in one of the Street Art Rolls. Mrs. DVD happened to be driving by it one day and promptly called me with the message, "ya gotta come see that house."  Coincidentally, we had driven by it the previous weekend, and it always sparks some discussion when we do. So I made my way over and was pleasantly surprised to meet with a man named Jason from 2126 Pierce who is renovating what will surely be an incredible bed and breakfast.

History
Apparently the house was originally built by some Cranbrook art students as a class project. Here is a link an article that has some details. I believe that someone lived there for awhile, but at some point it was unoccupied, and it fell into disrepair. I'm not sure if there were plans to build more of the cinder block houses, or if this was always meant to be just a one and done type of project. I do know that over time many graffiti artists would paint on the outside walls, and this would always catch my attention.

Air BnB
The plans are for the house to be an air bnb, and the renovations are striving to make that happen. The outside of the house now has a fantastic mural that was part of the Eastern Market's Murals in the Market festival. There is more information about the future of the house on the 2126 Pierce Facebook page.

Slideshow

Photos from fall 2015.

The Detroit Style Slide Show

Slide Shows

Recently Detroit Video Daily got his feet wet and made a slide show about Detroit. However, the DVD slide show was just a drop in the bucket compared to the dive that Sharon Vander Kaay took.

Style
Attentive readers of the DVD blog will remember Sharon's collaboration with the Bongo Man to create the song What I See in the D that was documented here. Take a look now at her awesome photos that make up a slide show about Detroit Style!

Detroit Style - What makes this city so seductive? from Sharon Vander Kaay

Compared to other cities, do you think Detroit has its own style? What was your favorite slide in the slide show? -- Leave a comment and let me know! 

 

Photo Slide Show of Detroit

Photos Meet Video

One of the nice things about writing, photographing and recording videos for this blog is that I find ways to reuse electronic media. What this means is that I can take photos from the Detroit Video Daily Instagram account and through the magic of the YouTube editor create a video photo slide show. And that's exactly what you'll find in the "video" below. Nothing fancy, just some simple photos and a rock n' roll soundtrack (kinda like Detroit on some days), and when all's said and done, there you have it... a slide show.

Video


Some of the places I'm sure you recognize, although there might be a few new ones. What was your favorite photo? -- What place do I need to include in the next slide show? Leave a comment and let me know!