Sure, it’s only canvas, but we like it. Here’s an encouraging update on the renovation of a Detroit landmark, the old Packard plant on East Grand Boulevard. Continue reading
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Video: the Packard Merlin Story
Don’t miss it! This great newsreel film provides a priceless look inside the Detroit Packard plant in World War II and the production of Merlin aircraft engines. You’ve seen the plant in ruins—now see it in its finest hour, helping the allies win the war. Continue reading
Video: The Packard plant by drone cam
For those who haven’t seen the place with their own eyes, this four-minute video captures the Detroit Packard plant better than anything done yet. Watch this. 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.