Often separated from Detroiters by industry, busted concrete and cyclone fences, stretches of the city's waterfront are so uninviting that if Cadillac approached the shores now, he might keep paddling downstream. The bricks, pavers and wall will be incorporated into the Riverfront Promenade when it is completed in July. There is no limit on the number of inscriptions on the wall. The deadline for purchasing a brick, paver or spot on the wall is April 30.
Purchases are tax-deductible.
But just in time for the city's tricentennial, the group overseeing Detroit's birthday celebrations will unveil today its plan to make a mundane strip of waterfront much more inviting. The promenade will be lined with grass, trees and benches where wanderers can rest and watch the water rush by. The promenade is 54 feet wide for much of its length. At its western end, the walkway becomes a park. Its focal point is a 12-foot high helix, a spiral structure integral to the overall motif of a rope uncoiling along the water's edge.