With the launch of the new 2014 Corvette, an interesting piece of Motor City history was suddenly back in the spotlight: the former Murray body plant, known today as the Russell Industrial Center. Let’s take a tour. Photo by Steve Fecht for Chevrolet
Category Archives: Motor City Landmarks
The Case of the Misplaced Auto Plant
MCG couldn’t find that darned old auto factory anywhere. Naturally, it was under his nose the whole time. Continue reading
Ruins porn: a photo gallery of the Detroit Packard plant
When the network news crews come to Detroit, they invariably ask to be taken on what local residents call the “ruins tour,” which always includes the greatest ruin of all, the gigantic old Packard plant on East Grand Boulevard.