The creative and entrepreneurial spirit of Detroit in the 2010s was defined, in part, by the sharing of ideas and resources, by learning from each other. Both the Green Garage in Midtown and Ponyride in Corktown opened in 2011, ushering in a wave of entrepreneurs and new businesses that would help shape Detroit for years to come. Dozens of coworking spaces have opened here since then, from neighborhood-based spaces like the Grand River WorkPlace in Grandmont-Rosedale to the international WeWork chain.
While the Green Garage and Ponyride weren’t the first such spaces, they did help set the tone for the decade to come. Corktown was especially popular for budding entrepreneurs; following Ponyride were places like Practice Space and St. Vincent. The BUILD Institute would move to The Corner development at the old…
