We feel so spoiled by attention from the nation's "newspaper of record" these days, we thought we might skip the New York Times' weekly cultural assessment of our city. But hey, it's Theatre Bizarre, and Zombo kept posting this link on Facebook, so it seems right to honor one of our favorite Halloween pastimes with this chronicle of Theatres past.
City vs. creatives? Detroit vs. Theatre Bizarre? That's the tune many of those interviewed are taking, including Bizarre co-founders John Dunivant and Ken Poirer. The city is threatening to raze the carnival grounds if numerous permit and zoning violations aren't handled quickly.
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At the site of the Theatre Bizarre this week, Mr. Poirier and a handful
of others were surveying the work ahead. A Ferris wheel stretched above a
six-foot wooden fence. "You know, I've watched all the houses in my neighborhood burn down. I
saw a school stripped right next door," he said wistfully. "In the
meantime, we were just trying to do something here a little fun and
exciting."
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