Displacing Delray

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Title

Displacing Delray

Date

2016-2017

Artist Statement

A chronicle of the people, places and events, during the final year (2016-2017) humans made residency on this small slice of historic land along the Detroit River – an enclave in Detroit’s industrial southwest called Delray. Clearing way for the construction of the future Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The bridge plan displaces over 600 residents, a number of businesses and jobs.

Resulting Publication: "Displacing Delray" designed by Leah Wendzinski, 2017.

Subject Terms

eminent domain; displaced; displacement; Detroit, Michigan; portraits; dispossessed; home; neighborhood; Ambassador Bridge

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Citation

William Valicenti, “Displacing Delray,” CCS Research Repository, accessed December 21, 2024, https://omeka.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/items/show/68.

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Item Relations

This Item dcterms:creator Item: William Valicenti (biography)