Detroit 'Welcome' Sign On 8 Mile Attracts A Lot Of Attention

WXYZ-TV's Ronnie Dahl has discovered a "welcome-to-Detroit" sign on Detroit's east side whose message says nothing about being part of Automation Alley.

The sign sits on the corner of 8 Mile and Cardoni, near a playground. It features a large image of rhe business end of a gun and the message: "Welcome to Detroit. Do you feel lucky?"

The man behind the sign, Andre Ventura, tells Dahl he wants it to get attention.

“It’s about accountability for 200,000 children living in a war zone and nobody doing nothing,” Ventura says. "I put this sign up here because as Detroiters we’re sick of staring down the barrel of a gun. So I figured if I put it by 8 Mile maybe someone will notice."

 

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