There is an old phrase that says, "Artists create real estate". I am happy to see this project take root; in addition to this group of people coming in to re-articulate an area, a very good friend of mine has acquired an old fire house, is trying to rehab it on his own, for his studio and possible workshop spaces.

There are a number of individual artists and artist-groups native to Detroit who have staked out spaces and are turning them into productive areas. Maybe the Juxtapoz publicity will shine a light on these projects too.