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Photo of the Week: Penn Theatre Marquee

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The front gray facade of the Penn Theatre with a marquee message saying The mask is not for you, it's to protect the people you care about.

With movie theaters closed throughout Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our metro Detroit theaters are sharing all kinds of messages on their marquees.

Our local Penn Theatre in downtown Plymouth, Michigan is no different, they started sharing favorite quotes on their marquee in mid-March 2020.

The 1941-built theater is one of my favorite places in our area, where I watch classic films (when there isn’t a pandemic) as I munch on hot buttered popcorn and a cup of Vernor’s soda pop.

This week’s message is perfect for our time, from Batman in the 2012 The Dark Knight Rises.

Photo of the Week: Picasso Was Here! House

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two-story gray house, half-painted with pink sits on an overgrown green lawn in downtown Plymouth.

I didn’t know the backstory behind the house in downtown Plymouth, Michigan, but the pink colored house sure caught my attention as I traveled into the downtown area.

With the handwritten bright pink “Picasso Was Here!“ sign on the front lawn, you can’t miss the house on Ann Arbor Trail, a couple blocks east of Kellogg Park.

Based on my years living in and around the Plymouth area, I can tell you downtown Plymouth is pretty conservative with house colors.

Which had me wondering, who paints a house bright pink?

And then adds black polka dots on the pink paint?

Well, from what I learned in a January 2020 Hometown Life story, the homeowner is waiting for approval from the city of Plymouth for a land use change.

Which would allow the homeowner to demolish the current building and build out a new two-story building in its place

And for some reason, while the process takes time, the homeowner chose to paint half the house a bright pink color.

If you’re in the Plymouth area, have you stopped by to see the Picasso Was Here! house?

Photo of the Week: Courthouse Grille in Plymouth, Michigan

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white pillars mark the entrance of the red-roofed Courthouse Grille

It was a restaurant in Plymouth, Michigan for over 80 years, but the vacant building will be demolished for redevelopment.

The Courthouse Grille on the hilltop overlooking Edward Hines Park closed in late 2017.

For many families in the west metro Detroit suburbs, including mine, it was a place for family reunions, holiday celebrations, graduation parties, and first dates. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Courthouse Grille in Plymouth, Michigan

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