They'll be dancing in the street this afternoon at West Grand Boulevard -- or on the sidewalk, at least.
The occasion is a five-hour Founders Day event at Motown Museum, a yearly tribute to Esther Gordy Edwards, who created the museum in 1985 and was a sister of Berry Gordy. She died in 2011.
Dancing in the Street Park is next to Motown Museum. (Illustration: Hamilton Anderson Associates)
The attraction at 2648 W. Grand has free admission Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., with music, food and video booths to record personal memories of Motown for a new exhibit, "Reflections: My Motown Story." It also will open Dancing in the Street Park, a small space for public programs between May and October.
Curbed Detroit editor Aaron Mondry posts background:
The park was done in partnership with the Project for Public Spaces and grant funding from the William Davidson Foundation and Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation. Hamilton Anderson Associates provided pro bono design work.
Dancing in the Street Park, on the lot just east of the museum, has a blue mural on the concrete inspired by the iconic Motown ‘M.’ There’s also an interactive chalkboard wall planters made from drums, and landscaping at the edges.
