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An artist works on a piece inside a studio at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit. At its height in the 1940s, the huge plant produced auto bodies and airplane parts. Now, it's home to painters, sculptors, photographers, glass blowers, print makers, furniture builders and more.

Russell Industrial Center

( Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times )

An artist works on a piece inside a studio at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit. At its height in the 1940s, the huge plant produced auto bodies and airplane parts. Now, it's home to painters, sculptors, photographers, glass blowers, print makers, furniture builders and more.

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