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Detroit Industrial Gallery

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

Detroit, Michigan

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Flower sculpture in the sculpture garden.   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Robot Creatures made with F-18 fighter jet parts   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Studio Gallery Detroit Industrial Gallery   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
STUDIO GALLERY   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Hand carved crazy cat totems.   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
SCULPTURE TOTEMS   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
The Prophet   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Exterior of studio   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Crazy cats sculpture   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Oversized embellished prints   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
MOTER CITY MAD MAN   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Hand made jewelry   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
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FLOWER SCULPTURE   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Detroit 187 Hollywood production my studio as a prop.   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
GRANDFATHER SCULPTURE   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
SCULPTURE GARDEN   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
Tim Burke with his clock he made of recycled fighter jet parts   ferazberry123 (Atlas Obscura User)
Painting on blue prints   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
The Man   gel17 (Atlas Obscura User)
My Life is Up and Down   gel17 (Atlas Obscura User)
THE TWELVE AND TWELVE SCULPTURE   turttleman2001 (Atlas Obscura User)
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One of Detroit's hidden gems, this outdoor sculpture garden, created by Detroit's Premier outside artist Tim Burke, is made from a collection of building pieces scavenged from demolished historical buildings that were once iconic landmarks of the city.

The iconic buildings incorporated into the sculpture garden includes the Detroit College of Law, the J.L Hudson's Department Store, the Packard Motor Car Company, and the Studebaker Car Company, to name a few—not to mention the ten tons of granite Burke recovered from the renovation of the Detroit Institute of Arts, that he used to make tables and benches. He also makes jewelry out of copper from the buildings, which is sold in the Detroit Institute of Art gift shop.

Update: The Detroit Industrial Gallery closed in 2018.

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November 15, 2016

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