The McDougall-Hunt Neighborhood on Detroit's east side has been home to the Heidelberg Project since 1986, when artist Tyree Guyton came back to the neighborhood he was raised in and began turning empty lots and abandoned houses into works of art.

The installation celebrates 40 years this year, preserving the history of the space and while reimaging the neighborhood where three generations of his family lived. 

Tyree Guyton is a life-long Detroiter, a painter and visionary place maker and this year's Kresge Eminent Artist. At 70 years old, he's being honored for his life’s work improving community through the arts. 

Guyton and the former manager of The Heidelberg Project Jeanne Whitefield joined The Metro to talk about life, legacy and the future of Detroit Heidelberg Project.