Corktown has made a big comeback, both in dining and retail.
Lots of funky vintage goods are for sale at Detroit Artifactry. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
Le Petit Zinc dishes up French inspiration, stuffing its paper-thin crepes and quiches with organic, locally sourced ingredients: savory ham, creamy brie and crisp spinach leaves. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
Slows Bar BQ surprised many by opening in a depressed Corktown in 2005, just up the street from abandoned Tiger Stadium. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
Formerly a Holiday Inn popular with Detroit Tigers fans and visiting ballplayers, the hotel is now Trumbull & Porter and sports a contemporary, minimalist vibe. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
Two James Spirits is Detroit’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
A refreshing drink sits on the bar at Two James Spirits, across the street from Katoi. (Amy S. Eckert / Chicago Tribune)
Katoi is in an old auto mechanic shop in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.
