> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.dailydetroit.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # FIRST LOOK: 3 New Shops On Detroit's East Side - URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/cadillac-arts-centre-retail-detroit/ - Published: 2026-04-21T01:55:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-21T01:55:33.000Z - Description: A stylish opening with books, design, rugs, and home goods - Author: Jer Staes - Tags: Newsletter Hey friends, Jer here. Hope you had a good weekend — and good news: when I look at the next 10-day forecast, warmer weather is about to be here to stay. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/AE07F6D5-FA72-4BF3-A3D2-C442FDED51E6_1_105_c.jpeg) On Saturday I checked out an opening event for three spots at the new [Cadillac Arts Centre](https://littlevillagedetroit.com/initiatives/cadillac-arts-centre/?ref=dailydetroit.com) at 1533 Cadillac, just off East Jefferson on Detroit's east side. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/4873206B-2EEF-469E-B173-141A6D18BBA0_1_105_c.jpeg) A little context: [Little Village was named by *Time* Magazine as one of the "greatest places on earth"](https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2025/7263169/little-village/?ref=dailydetroit.com), largely on the strength of The Shepherd — a wildly successful reuse of an old church campus that includes Warda Patisserie, an art space, a boutique B&B, a skatepark, and the bar "Father Forgive Me." I haven't been to enough continents to weigh in on the plaudit, but I can tell you it's a magical place to sit and drink. And all of that is just steps away from this new thing in the neighborhood. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/0090CF7C-3ACC-4FE2-9759-50D70DB526B1_1_105_c.jpeg) The Cadillac Arts Centre is a 25,000 sq. ft. facility that'll house 15 artist studios, retail, the nonprofit InsideOut Literary Arts, Black Art Library, a neighborhood-run ceramics studio, community org Villages CDC, and an urban garden. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/F47B56DA-3E0C-4F85-A57A-F9CA5F76E9EA_1_105_c.jpeg) Here's a quick tour of the three shops I visited. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/D0243F86-7C4F-41B5-BD8C-D584748E2D56_1_105_c.jpeg) [**In Thicket Books**](https://www.inthicket.com/?ref=dailydetroit.com) — Used books and records. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/61975E3E-8FC1-4D1C-9E6E-E743239AD3C0_1_105_c.jpeg) They were still filling shelves during their soft open, but you can see where they're going with it. The shop goes deeper than the photos suggest. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/B6508138-C4CB-4FA2-B58A-E16E682D950F_1_105_c.jpeg) [**Take Me Home**](https://detroittakemehome.com/?ref=dailydetroit.com) — A retail space and gallery by artists Jim Schatz and Peter Souza Jr. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/33FCDFC3-93DB-497F-943A-DC1D03943F8E_1_105_c.jpeg) They describe it as blurring "the line between gallery and domestic interior," bringing together collectible design, functional ceramics, and one-of-a-kind works rooted in craft and material exploration. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/3EBAD351-34FE-4E3B-8A25-4581D31F093F_1_105_c.jpeg) [**Bowerbird Home**](https://bowerbirdhome.net/?ref=dailydetroit.com) — To get there I needed to go upstairs, from husband-and-wife team Erik Johnson and Grace Morency. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/6386BE7F-93D1-498A-9CFE-9F024D6C4EC8_1_105_c.jpeg) A thoughtfully curated shop with home goods, furniture, and handwoven rugs — think Scandinavian inspiration, clean lines, built to last. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/47/f5/47f528d4-7214-4519-b2b2-26249e48460d/content/images/2026/04/FCA901F8-450D-498F-AC07-F9267F6301C5_1_105_c.jpeg) As the trees fill in and temps climb, this indoor/outdoor space is going to be a destination. And I love how it's genuinely a cityscape, with houses and buildings right there. Keep an eye on my beloved east side. This is one of many ways it's making moves. Until next time — remember that you are somebody, and we'll see you around Detroit. \-Jer *p.s. — We've had a lot of great podcast episodes lately. I'll write about them more specifically soon, but you can* [*check them out on Apple Podcasts*](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?ref=dailydetroit.com) *or wherever you listen.*