Car & Driver Magazine Photo

**bigtreble** · January-08-10, 09:10 PM

I spotted this in the latest print issue of car & driver [[Feb'10, p.86).

Location not disclosed in the article, only mentions of Michigan snowy roads. A few other photos in the set use MCS as the backdrop.

Anyone have background on the ballerina installation? I've always been curious.

**Gannon** · January-08-10, 09:15 PM

Don't know the history, but can pinpoint the location.

A few doors to the west is one of the top ten new bar-b-cue joints in the nation, inbetween is Detroit's most progressive real estate agency. Another few doors east is a laid-back old-school bar where they do a mean hipster karaoke.

North side of Michigan Avenue, just east of 14th.

**jt1** · January-08-10, 09:16 PM

I believe it was on Michigan Avenue by LJs and Slows but I may be mistaken

**bigtreble** · January-08-10, 09:29 PM

Yes, that's the location. Who's the artist? Commissioned? Message?

It's not often that I see stencil art in the city, besides the Hygienic Dress League.

**mcsdetroitfriend** · January-08-10, 09:47 PM

more photos!

**g-dub** · January-08-10, 09:56 PM

Screw the mural--that is one really nice-looking BMW.

**wash_man** · January-08-10, 10:37 PM

I think this white wall behind the Saturn is the location [[pre-mural)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...2,7.59,,0,6.54

**Whitehouse** · January-08-10, 10:49 PM

Still a really nice row of businesses.

Seems to be a kind of North-Korean inspired mural.
Tried to find some sort of matching picture, didn't find it but I did find was a stamp of a quite familiar train to me.

See that second train? That's a Dutch double decker train. Exhibit A.

**Gannon** · January-09-10, 11:10 AM

I believe Jerry from the Park Bar may know some of the history behind this mural. Don't know why and where I heard that...but it sticks in my noggin.

I'll try to remember to ask him, but if any of y'all see him first...

**GOAT** · January-09-10, 11:19 AM

It is actually a picture of the Chinese celebrating their annual May day. These women are acrobats/ballerina's who are in the show.

I just read this in a magazine the other day.