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City Hall Artspace Lofts: Dearborn – Cultural Connections East Dearborn Downtown The City of Dearborn is an urban center located directly west of and adjacent to the City of Detroit and a pillar of stability within Southeast . The community has many diverse neighborhoods that remain vibrant, safe and clean featuring great community amenities and an extensive recreational and open space park system. As the home and world headquarters to , a significant source of economic success, the City is comprised of many manufacturing and research facilities, offices and a wide variety of services all connected to an extensive transportation system centrally located between and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. An Intermodal Passenger Rail Station is currently being constructed on the edge of the West Downtown District. The project is set to be complete in 2014. As the stations’ use increases with both intercity and commuter rail, the City will explore the option of adding a second station, located off Schaefer Road, adjacent to the East Downtown District. Dearborn has a rich history of being a melting pot, attracting generations of immigrants from over eighty cultures. The Detroit Metropolitan area, and Dearborn in particular, is nationally recognized as a center of immigration for persons of Arab descent. According to the 2008-2012 American Fact Finder data, 39.3% of Dearborn's population are of Arab Ancestry (compared to 30% in 2000 and 15.4% in 1990, U.S. Census). The East Downtown District is in close proximity to the Midtown and Downtown Detroit Districts and offers North substantial synergistic opportunities for enhancing arts and culture activities regionally. Over the years, the East Downtown District has evolved into 0 ½ 1 Mile a center of mixed-use activities and a growing arts and culture destination. Its central location, affordable housing, 1. The Glass Academy: Furnace 15. Centennial Library: 29. TechTown Detroit: Business 44. of Contemporary Art urban and cultural amenities make it a unique and attractive Design Studio Rotunda Gallery Accelerator Detroit (MOCAD) area for a diverse population. This progressive, multi-cultural 2. Dearborn Players Guild 16. Ford Community & Performing 30. Fortress Studios Detroit 45. : Detroit community employs art and economic development 3. Bryant Library Arts Center 31. Russell Industrial Center: Russell Studio strategies to shape the future and create an international 4. Dearborn Historical Museum: 17. Arab American National Bazaar 46. Detroit Symphony Orchestra arts experience. Commadant’s Quarters Museum 32. College for Creative Studies Hall The last fifteen years have seen marked progress in 5. Dearborn Historical Museum: 18. Green Brain Comics 33. Detroit Institute of Arts 47. Max M. Fisher Music Center repositioning the East Downtown District for a bright and McFadden Ross House 19. COMPÁS : Latino Dance, Music & 34. Charles H. Wright Museum of 48. Michigan State University: sustainable future. Since 1997, over $107 million ($85 million 6. : America’s Art Theatre African American History Detroit Studio private, $22 million public) in new investment has occurred in Greatest History Attraction 20. The Atrium Project Space: 35. : Artists' Club, 49. the East Downtown District directly in the Artspace project 7. Ford Research & Engineering Southwest Detroit Business Gallery & Studio 50. Masonic Temple Theatre area. Among these investments is a state-of-the art medical Center Association: Cultural Showcase 36. Detroit Historical Society 51. Eastern Market: Public Market facility, condominiums, and the Arab American National 8. Oakwood Healthcare System: 21. Disenos Ornamental Iron 37. : 52. Museum, which is part of the Smithsonian Affiliations and Art for the Spirit Galleries 22. 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Department of Art & Art History 53. Detroit: the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American st history and culture. 9. TechShop: America’s 1 Studios 38. Hilberry & Allesee Dance Entertainment Venue Nationwide Public-Access 23. Matrix Theatre Company Theatre 54. M@dison: Creative & The City Hall Artspace Lofts project is developed with the goal Workshop 24. Corktown Studios: Detroit 39. Detroit Artists Market Technology Entrepreneurial of providing an arts destination anchor in the East Downtown 10. Music Guild at the Creative Corridor Center 40. Green Garage: Sustainable Hub District with supporting development in the surrounding Henry Ford Estate 25. Contemporary Art Institute of Business Enterprise 55. area. The Dearborn Community Fund as a significant city 11. University of Michigan: Detroit 41. Lawrence Technological 56. Gem & Century Theatres partner organization supports cultural and recreational Dearborn 26. Museum University: Detroit Studio 57. Music Hall Center programs contributing to many campaigns including: the 12. Henry Ford Community College 27. Detroit Fisher Theatre 42. N’Namdi Center of 58. Arts League of Michigan Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, Art in Public Places, PopUp Galleries, summer concert series, the outdoor 13. Team Detroit: Marketing 28. Detroit Creative Corridor Center: Contemporary Art sculpture initiative, art education programs for school Headquarters Creative Practices Launch 43. Sugar Hill Clay: Ceramic Studio children, and many other creative place-making projects. 14. Dearborn Symphony Orchestra