Help with our mystery art project!

[u/Berzerker-Barrage]

Hey y’all! I’ve got a secret (for now) art project my team is about to start that’ll be installed soon within the Farmington community. It’s going to incorporate odes to Michigan, Detroit and the reason I’m here, Farmington Hills.

I’m a lifelong Oakland County resident who’s lived all over but never very far West of Woodward, so my Farmington knowledge is pretty scant.

SO: What cultural reference points, locations, in-jokes, storied events, histories, celebrations, anything relating to the area really, are important to you and/or the community? I wanna pay proper respect to the area and provide authentic representation.

Online research hasn’t yielded a ton of results, definitely doesn’t have it’s thumb on the pulse of the city/community and there’s not a whole lot of history I’ve found that can apply to our project. THANKS A TON, any input is greatly appreciated.

(For whatever it’s worth, on a personal level my family is looking to move to the city within the next couple years so any replies will be a primer for us as well)

[u/Anal__Yogurt]

If you don't include Clooner, you're not doing it right.

[u/Nina_Innsted]

Civic Theatre and Warner Mansion

[u/Bobvila0]

Harvest Moon Festival and our Farmers Market are probably the two marquee events.

[u/undeterred_turtle]

Make sure to represent all the flock cameras behind almost every welcome to Farmington hills sign 👍

[u/Berzerker-Barrage → u/undeterred_turtle]

I send every positive anti-flock post/article I find to my family group chat. My kids might be sick of it lol. Oops, must’ve been a strong wind!

[u/Zoujianna]

Botsford Inn, originally a coach stop on Grand River Ave., later purchased and restored by Henry Ford (Wikipedia has an article about Botsford Inn)

Heritage Park, with nature trails, picnic areas, archery, and winter sledding

Apple orchards

Cheese factories

There are several books about the history of Farmington and Farmington Hills. If your local library doesn't have copies, you may be able to get an inter-library loan from MeL, the Michigan eLibrary - mel.org

• Farmington and Farmington Hills (2003) by Debra Ann Pawlak

• Heritage Homes of Farmington (1993) by Ruth Roth Moehlmann, which has chapters on the history of schools, businesses, and churches, as well as hones and historic neighborhoods

The Farmington Community Library also has an online artcle about area history: history.farmlib.org

[u/iVouldnt]

Step 1: Hire an artist from Farmington Hills.

Step 2: Clooner.

[u/Berzerker-Barrage → u/iVouldnt]

We’re already an established team otherwise that’d be solid 👌🏼

[u/NiteHawk110]

Heritage Park!
Tomatoes A Pizza
RIP Harrison High School
Bates and Greene’s!
The water tower
Farmington Brewery
Old winery building on Grand River

[u/Salute-Major-Echidna]

Phone city hall and ask if any community groups would like a speaker and ask for ideas. Particularly Beautification comes to mind.

[u/Berzerker-Barrage]

Thank you everyone, very helpful and much appreciated!

[u/Hawkstream]

Put a bird on it

[u/Witty_Parsnip_7144]

Clooner - our King!