Tribute to Paradise Valley
Dublin Core
Title
Tribute to Paradise Valley
Subject
AAT: mural paintings (visual works)
AAT: cultural heritage
LCSH: Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
LCSH: African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History.
LCSH: Black Bottom (Detroit, Mich.)--History--Pictorial works.
AAT: cultural heritage
LCSH: Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
LCSH: African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History.
LCSH: Black Bottom (Detroit, Mich.)--History--Pictorial works.
Description
Mural painting depicting African American performers and/or musicians, and building with sign that reads "606 Horse Shoe Cocktail Lounge".
“Tribute to Paradise Valley” depicts African American musicians and entertainers and the 606 Horse Shoe Lounge, the last remaining nightclub from Detroit’s legendary Paradise Valley, which was the center of Detroit’s African American Community during the 1930s and 1940s (The Henry Ford, n.d.). Identifiable entertainers include singer jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (with microphone), blues singer Alberta Hunter, blues singer-guitarist John Lee Hooker (with guitar), and jazz harpist, singer, and composer Dorothy Ashby (with harp). The mural also features a trumpet player, a pianist’s hands playing a piano keyboard, and other figures, in a vibrant collage style. Painted mural on the eastern wall of one-story brick building, estimated at 2700 square feet.
“Tribute to Paradise Valley” depicts African American musicians and entertainers and the 606 Horse Shoe Lounge, the last remaining nightclub from Detroit’s legendary Paradise Valley, which was the center of Detroit’s African American Community during the 1930s and 1940s (The Henry Ford, n.d.). Identifiable entertainers include singer jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (with microphone), blues singer Alberta Hunter, blues singer-guitarist John Lee Hooker (with guitar), and jazz harpist, singer, and composer Dorothy Ashby (with harp). The mural also features a trumpet player, a pianist’s hands playing a piano keyboard, and other figures, in a vibrant collage style. Painted mural on the eastern wall of one-story brick building, estimated at 2700 square feet.
Creator
Nicole MacDonald
Date
2021
Format
paint on exterior brick wall
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00108
Bibliographic Citation
Ani Garabedian. (n.d.). Detroit Midtown Mural 2021. Detroit Midtown Mural 2021 - Ani garabedian. https://anigarabedian.com/Detroit-Midtown-Mural-2021
Kisner, K., & Kornacki, M. (2023, August 8). Detroit boasts over 500 murals within the city. Detroitisit. https://detroitisit.com/detroit-boasts-over-500-murals-within-the-city/ (Accessed October 21, 2023)
606 Horse Shoe Lounge sign, 1960-1975. The Henry Ford. (n.d.). https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/349940/ (Accessed October 21. 2023)
Paradise Valley - Detroit. LocalWiki. (n.d.). https://localwiki.org/detroit/Paradise_Valley (Accessed October 21, 2023)
Detroit Historical Society. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Detroit - Paradise Valley. Detroit Historical Society - Where the past is present. https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/paradise-valley#:~:text=Paradise%20Valley%20was%20the%20business,the%201920s%20through%20the%201950s. (Accessed October 21, 2023)
WDIV ClickOnDetroit. (2022, June 17). Paradise Valley is steeped in Detroit’s history. WDIV. https://www.clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d/2022/06/17/paradise-valley-is-steeped-in-detroits-history/ (Accessed October 21, 2023)
Kisner, K., & Kornacki, M. (2023, August 8). Detroit boasts over 500 murals within the city. Detroitisit. https://detroitisit.com/detroit-boasts-over-500-murals-within-the-city/ (Accessed October 21, 2023)
606 Horse Shoe Lounge sign, 1960-1975. The Henry Ford. (n.d.). https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/349940/ (Accessed October 21. 2023)
Paradise Valley - Detroit. LocalWiki. (n.d.). https://localwiki.org/detroit/Paradise_Valley (Accessed October 21, 2023)
Detroit Historical Society. (n.d.). Encyclopedia of Detroit - Paradise Valley. Detroit Historical Society - Where the past is present. https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/paradise-valley#:~:text=Paradise%20Valley%20was%20the%20business,the%201920s%20through%20the%201950s. (Accessed October 21, 2023)
WDIV ClickOnDetroit. (2022, June 17). Paradise Valley is steeped in Detroit’s history. WDIV. https://www.clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d/2022/06/17/paradise-valley-is-steeped-in-detroits-history/ (Accessed October 21, 2023)
Spatial Coverage
Address: Facade on John R St. of building at 100 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201
Coordinates: 42.34773957146976, -83.05567221857265
Coordinates: 42.34773957146976, -83.05567221857265
Collection
Citation
Nicole MacDonald, “Tribute to Paradise Valley,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed May 7, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1404.