Murals popping up all around Hamtramck

**Gannon** · May-07-12, 07:47 AM

I bet they painted over it the moment Kowalski moved out of town...didn't they relocate to chase some tax abatement to the east side?!

**Detroitnerd** · May-07-12, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Gannon

I bet they painted over it the moment Kowalski moved out of town...didn't they relocate to chase some tax abatement to the east side?!

The Kowalski mural was painted over at least a year ago. Count me among those who never understood the appeal of poop-man.

Kowalski did not leave Hamtramck. A few of my Hamtramck friends feel that the company, like a lot of companies that rely on tax abatement, knows that scaring a city teetering on the brink of bankruptcy into granting tax abatements is good for their bottom line. Expect them to do it every year. It's one of the things that makes my friends who live in Hamtramck feel that Kowalski isn't exactly a "good corporate citizen."

**1953** · May-07-12, 06:53 PM

The picture I saw of the viaduct after it was painted made it look childish. My house is on the north end of town, and I don't often get down to the viaduct area...so I haven't seen it in person yet, admittedly.

**warsaw7** · May-07-12, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by 1953

The picture I saw of the viaduct after it was painted made it look childish. My house is on the north end of town, and I don't often get down to the viaduct area...so I haven't seen it in person yet, admittedly.

Well it's a beautiful, well-done piece by two of the world's most respected street artists....... It is definitely worth checking out in person. Watching these guys paint live is a real treat, especially this past weekend....