A Peaceful Legacy

The Arellano Cruz family forms a procession to bless each car on display, May 7, 2017 at the Blessing of the Lowriders event in southwest Detroit. Officially, this year marked the 19th year of the blessing, but after looking at old fliers promoting the first one, Villalobos says it’s actually been since 1996 when he organized the first event at the historic Ste. Anne de Detroit cathedral.