After more than a decade of waiting, Detroit’s crowdfunded RoboCop statue has finally secured a permanent location and is expected to be unveiled by the end of 2025.
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RoboCop statue finally finds permanent home in Detroit’s Eastern Market
The 11-foot bronze statue will be installed at Eastern Market, on the patio of Free Age, a film production company. The statue was originally funded through a 2011 Kickstarter campaign organized by Detroit resident Brandon Walley, which raised thousands of dollars with the slogan “Part man, part machine, all crowd funded.”
“Brandon reached out, said congrats on the building on the move, I’m glad you’re staying in the market,” said Jim Toscano, co-owner of Free Age. “Why don’t we put RoboCop on your patio? We laughed it off. I said alright, thanks for the congrats, good talking to you. Called me back the next day and said we’re serious.”
Toscano and Walley agreed the location made perfect sense — an iconic film character displayed at a film production studio…