Hamtramck, Michigan -
Hamtramck Disneyland - Folk Art
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Built by a retired auto worker, the eye-boggling mass spins in the wind and lights up at night, accompanied by traditional Ukrainian folk music.
- Address:
- Klinger St., Hamtramck, MI
- Directions:
- Take I-75 south, get off at Caniff, take Joseph Campau north, then right on Commer -- duck through the alley between Sobieski St. to the east and and Klinger St. to the west, with Carpenter St. to the north and Commer St. to the south. Watch for wood sign.
- Admission:
- Free when viewed from the alley.
- Phone:
- 313-671-0584
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Hamtramck Disneyland - Folk ArtBuilt by a retired auto worker, the eye-boggling mass spins in the wind and lights up at night, accompanied by traditional Ukrainian folk music. Roadsideamerica.com Report... [08/21/2011]
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Hamtramck Disneyland A retired gentleman named Dmytro Szylak -- who came to Hamtramck from the Ukraine right after WWII -- created Hamtramck Disneyland. It took him from 1997 or so until 1999 to put it all up. Several of the displays are wired-up and move when he flicks a switch. He also has lights and music wired-up. It's in the back of an unassuming house on Klinger St. right in the alley. It looks like a carnival for gnomes. I live in the house, and my landlord is Dmytro Szylak. [Lenaya Lynch, 04/26/2006]
Hamtramck Disneyland Down a small alley off of Klinger in Hamtramck, MI lies the Hamtramck
Disneyland. It is a backyard filled to 30 ft. tall with crazy items. There is a structure that supports reindeer, Mickey Mouse in a plane, there are mini cars on the ground, toys galore, etc. etc. Way too much to describe, you just have to see it! All built by one older gentleman. [Nancy, 08/24/2002]
Hamtramck Disneyland - Folk Art A wacky assemblage of hand-carved and found objects,
miraculously towers two-stories above several garages of a retired
Ukranian auto worker. The mass of materials collected for over ten years,
spins and sways in the wind and lights up at night, while traditional
Ukranian Folk music pours out of the attached speakers. It is a site to
behold! [Carryn, 01/21/2001]
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