15 murals in Detroit to brighten your day

With more than 80,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit, the city is a large canvas for graffiti artists.

Here is a sampling of some of the most colorful, positive murals in the city. Most, if not all, were done with permission from the building owner.

E. Grand Boulevard

E. Grand Boulevard

Russell & Forest

Woodward Ave.

Southwest Detroit

Somewhere in Detroit.

Lower east side.

Southwest Detroit

Gratiot & Dubois

Beaubien and milwaukee

Holmes and Serena

Grand River Ave.

Eastern Market

Grand River

Eastern Market

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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