Re: Packard plant update
Posted by Steve203 On 2014/10/20 10:17:26
I went up to the Proving Grounds for the open house yesterday. Yes, I was aware that I was walking through buildings and on concrete that had been trod by Jessie Vincent.
Having the actual headquarters building preserved, however, could provide an experience like the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum in Auburn. Walking through the spaces, restored to their appearance decades ago, where Macauley built the company, and Nance made desperate efforts to keep it alive would add to the experience.
I like the Studebaker museum in South Bend. The architecture of the building was designed to resemble some of the old factory buildings. It would have been better if the timing had worked out so they could have occupied the original Studebaker HQ building, which still stands, with it's mural on the walls and door knobs with the "S" logo on them.
New build just isn't the same as when the building itself is an artifact. Pix are the Studebaker building, built in 1909
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Having the actual headquarters building preserved, however, could provide an experience like the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum in Auburn. Walking through the spaces, restored to their appearance decades ago, where Macauley built the company, and Nance made desperate efforts to keep it alive would add to the experience.
I like the Studebaker museum in South Bend. The architecture of the building was designed to resemble some of the old factory buildings. It would have been better if the timing had worked out so they could have occupied the original Studebaker HQ building, which still stands, with it's mural on the walls and door knobs with the "S" logo on them.
New build just isn't the same as when the building itself is an artifact. Pix are the Studebaker building, built in 1909
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