Banksy mural on slab of concrete from Packard Plant sells for six-figures
The slab of concrete, however, didn’t fetch as much as expected.
The slab of concrete, however, didn’t fetch as much as expected.
Removing the gallery from the Packard Plant stirred controversy in 2010.
When artists excavated the Banksy mural from the abandoned Packard Plant, they pledged to keep the piece in Detroit for all to see.
Investigators believe someone fire-bombed the Birthday Cake House on Heidelberg Street.
The ATF and Detroit’s arson squad are investigating the fires after the sixth house was destroyed by an intentionally set blaze.
The Detroit Medical Society claimed it had no idea the house was up for foreclosure and said members invested more than $400,000 into the building.
After enduring decades of abandonment and vandalism, the Packard Plant is coming back to life.
Bidding ends today on two art-festooned houses and a vacant lot adorned with installations.
On Thursday, bidding began on most of the more than 20,000 Detroit properties that ended up in the Wayne County Tax Auction this year because of delinquent taxes.
Losing the three properties could break up significant sections of the project.