| has gloss | eng: The Dequindre Cut is a below-grade pathway, formerly a Grand Trunk Western Railroad line, located on the east side of Detroit, Michigan just west of St. Aubin Street. Much of the Cut has been converted to a greenway; the colorful graffiti along the pathway has been left in place. The Cut begins south of Wilkins Street (near Mack Avenue and Eastern Market) and continues at 25 feet beneath grade until it enters the riverfront area south of Jefferson Avenue. Construction project manager Michael Dempsey said in 2007, "Unless it is obscene or offensive, our policy is to leave it in place. We also want to encourage new works to the extent that the artists are willing to do that -- as long as they pick up their aerosol cans after themselves!" a predecessor of Canadian National Railway subsidiary Grand Trunk Western Railroad. |
