Re: Nature is reclaiming the Packard plant

Posted by Pack120c On 2010/6/22 12:32:52

My family was in town this weekend to spend Father's Day with my dad. From the Edsel Ford expressway you can see how much has collapsed in the last couple of months. After a nice dinner downtown Saturday we could have easily taken a slight detour down East Grand Blvd but I didn't have the heart.

What gets me is other major cities take great pains to preserve their history/heritage for future generations but not Detroit. Witness Michigan Central train station, Graystone Ballroom, Tiger Stadium, Olympia Stadium (is it still around?). I guess you can't do much if you're broke though.

Fortunately there are successful private citizens (Mike Illitch) around or we would not have the Fox theater or the Palms theater. Oh, and I can't forget the Packard Proving Grounds. We all have a part in saving that place.