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Like most modern airports, DTW has a mall in it’s central terminal. DTW’s is well appointed with chi-chi stores, sushi restaurants (I had my dinner there. Too expensive and not much better than my fave teriyaki hangouts), and newsstands. Along and above this indoor strip mall was DTW’s inter-terminal tram. Bright red and modern, several trams cruised an elevated track that runs the length of concourse A. Quite entertaining, as I watched trams enter and exit the concourse through the Land of Make Believe entrances along the line. Ding-Ding.

What caught my eye the most was a subterranean passage between concourses. I entered via the usual escalators. What I saw on the floor caused my head to pitch to the right. Colors danced on the polished stone floor. As the noise of Concourse A faded, I began to hear environmental techno music. The lights changed color to the music. Finally, at the bottom of the escalator I saw the full picture. For about fifty yards, colors danced on the walls. The passage is about 10 yards wide and was shaped like a gently flattened cylinder. Moving walkways travelled from end to end. From end to end beautiful colored lights back lit fine art glass panels curved to the shape of the passage

While in the tube (a three-hour layover gave me a lot of time) I heard several songs. The flashing lights and the otherworldly tones reminded me of Close Encounters. I was even more surprised that no one but me was taking pictures of this art piece. I did see a father and son videotaping, but they spent no more time than it took to get from one end to another. I (proudly) must have at least 24 exposures of this wonder in Detroit.