I heard about this a while back and wasn't sure if it was a done deal.  It's a re-purposing of the alley behind Olde Peninsula and other merchants whose front is along Michigan Ave. downtown Kalamazoo.  The Bates Alley Project looks like a great idea to me as it adds another cool feature to downtown.  Check out some details on this video.

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