Re: Conner ave plant
Posted by Mr.Pushbutton On 2017/3/16 10:18:11
The strip mall was built on the property immediately adjacent to the plant to the north. It began with a Kroger grocery store then grew to have other shops.
The plant was held in a lease by S-P, renting from Chrysler until June of 1957, it was assumed that if Packard had survived they would have re-upped the lease or began to purchase the plant-we know that didn't happen.
I have a photocopy of the hand-written document from the retired head of Chrysler's land/real estate department from that era, he stated that "as the plant was in such poor condition it was decided to demolish it, Demolition began in July of 1959 and was completed by August of 1959"
In my article I ruminate that it was somewhat unlikely that Packard caused the plant's condition to deteriorate severely in just two year's use. My personal opinion is that the plant was a white elephant for Chrysler, too small to serve any useful purpose to Chrysler at the time. The building was only 19 years old at the time of its demolition.
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The plant was held in a lease by S-P, renting from Chrysler until June of 1957, it was assumed that if Packard had survived they would have re-upped the lease or began to purchase the plant-we know that didn't happen.
I have a photocopy of the hand-written document from the retired head of Chrysler's land/real estate department from that era, he stated that "as the plant was in such poor condition it was decided to demolish it, Demolition began in July of 1959 and was completed by August of 1959"
In my article I ruminate that it was somewhat unlikely that Packard caused the plant's condition to deteriorate severely in just two year's use. My personal opinion is that the plant was a white elephant for Chrysler, too small to serve any useful purpose to Chrysler at the time. The building was only 19 years old at the time of its demolition.
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