Detroit's Street Art Among Best In Country, U.S.A. Today Says

DETROIT — Some of the country's best and most vibrant street art is right here in the Motor City, according to a U.S.A. Today report.

The outlet placed Detroit fourth, among its top ten cities for street art across the country. In ranking Detroit fourth, the outlet specifically highlighted Detroit’s Grand River Creative Corridor, which showcases nearly 100 murals between Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren Avenue.

Hundreds of local artists have been painting murals throughout the city over the years, turning unrecognizable stretches of land into tourists attractions. Some of the best murals grace downtown, Eastern Market, southwest Detroit and the Grand River corridor, giving Detroit a better understating and a sense of revitalization.

The creative artwork and its colors are turning what was once a blank canvas of empty and vacant buildings into a celebration of urban life, and the city's rebirth through cultural inspirations.

U.S.A. Today's top ten list of cities with the best street art:

1. Oklahoma City
2. Cincinnati
3. Philadelphia
4. Detroit
5. San Francisco
6. Denver
7. Chicago
8. New York
9. Miami
10. Austin