Each Spring, Detroit turns yellow.
It happens in pockets across the city – along road medians, in neighborhood parks and in public spaces that, for a few weeks, feel transformed. On Belle Isle, where the plantings are most concentrated, entire hillsides come into bloom. Families walk through them. Photographers line up for shots. People linger, sit, even nap among the flowers.
It’s a display rooted in a simple idea – bringing a sense of hope to the city…