Love from Detroit

September 09, 2026
Tagged in Architecture, Art, Travel
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I spent a few days in Detroit, primarily to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts and its world-class collection. Along the way, there was so much more that caught my eye.

A red neon sign reading Love from Detroit against a dark wall.

Downtown Detroit

The Renaissance Center towers rising behind its curved glass entrance beneath a clear blue sky.
The Transcending monument forming an arch around the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.
The Art Deco Penobscot Building rising above a downtown Detroit intersection.
The colorful geometric tile ceiling and tall arched window inside the Guardian Building.
A metallic blue Chevrolet Camaro displayed inside the Renaissance Center.

Detroit Institute of Arts

Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait, wearing a yellow straw hat and blue work shirt, displayed at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Monumental red beads joined by black braided elements in Tiff Massey's 7 Mile + Livernois exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
A bright stairwell inside the Detroit Institute of Arts, framed by white walls and a geometric grid of windows.

Parker's Alley

A Parker's Alley plaque recognizing Detroit's early Black landowners on a red brick wall.
Parker's Alley at night, illuminated by hanging lights between brick buildings in downtown Detroit.
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