Detroit Venues


Mapping Detroit Music Venues

Gathering data to uniquely categorize and show what is playing where.

Research

Research was essential to accurately tell the story of Detroit’s music history in a visual way. Using a collection of data made available by Data Detroit, I first created a list of music venues in Detroit. Most were gathered through research, but also word of mouth for those smaller venues. I then organized and compiled top music generas for each venue, narrowing them down to two.