A culture is a group of people with common belief systems, norms, and values. Detroit culture itself could be considered a popular culture spread primarily through word of mouth and media sources. Cultural landscapes provide a sense of place and identity; they map our relationship with the land over time and are part of our national heritage and the life of every citizen. A cultural landscape can be defined as a site associated with a significant event, activity, person, or group of people. According to the text, the cultural landscape is the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape. The human footprint of the territory is represented by the way in which people have interacted with the territory and have modified and shaped the surrounding environment. This includes buildings, signs, fences and statues. They can also include large estates, historic architecture, public gardens and parks, college campuses, cemeteries, scenic highways, and industrial sites. These things, as well as the general landscape of these things, collaboratively reflect the culture of the inhabitants. The cultural landscape may identify the inhabited society as being in a state of placelessness or it may clearly detail the uniqueness of the place. The cultural landscape of Detroit, Michigan is that of a city of beautifully blighted ruins of deindustrialization, as well as a hub for gentrification and new development. This has been made evident by the state the city has been left in by out-of-town migrants, as well as the retention – or lack thereof – of current residents. The text details how different aspects of the cultural landscape begin to blend together creating three distinctive dimensions. These dimensions include: particular architectural forms and plan...... middle of the sheet......-- the last site; the International Riverfront can only be seen as a rebirth. The Detroit International Riverfront is a tourist attraction and landmark in Detroit, Michigan, stretching from the Ambassador Bridge in the west to Belle Isle in the east. The International Riverfront consists of a cruise ship passenger terminal, a pier, and a marina. This is a great example of how residents and outsiders have altered the land to promote the rebirth of a cultural landscape. A city that has been stripped of its identity and rebuilt by more than one cultural group with additional cultural landscapes. The resilience of citizens here, despite all we have endured, is a testament to black civilization and oppressed peoples everywhere. Detroit is undergoing a state of deindustrialization and rebirth, generating an increasingly unique cultural landscape.