Officials from the City of Detroit and around the state broke ground on the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park along Detroit's West Riverfront on Tuesday afternoon.
The Southwest Greenway will connect the riverfront and planned Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park with the rail station and neighborhoods throughout southwest Detroit, Mexicantown and Corktown.
The grassy mounds that dot Detroit might be scrap heaps, or dumping grounds, or piles of ash and brick. But they are also unintentional artifacts in a tradition of monumentality and commemoration.