Re: The Old Motor: Workers Dismantling Assembly Line 1954
Posted by Leeedy On 2018/8/29 9:11:25
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55Packardconv wrote:
Leeedy, does that retrofit building still stand, or did that get the "Chrysler bulldozer modification" too?
I can tell you that I recently drove all around the rather depressing area just on the outside chance, but I could not find it. So much is gone. The building where our store that was located at 12718 East Jefferson is also completely gone.
Only thing I found that I still recognize from the old days is the chimney of the old Continental Engine plant... which is still standing (amazingly) and still says "CONTINENTAL" on it in black letters.
I also drove around the Packard plant on East Grand and again was depressed to see not much has happened there. Concord Avenue has been blocked off, debris has been cleaned up... but otherwise things look B-A-D.
I was again surprised however that the little shipping building off of Mt. Elliott is STILL standing. In spite of everything... it is sTILL there. Everything around it is gone, but that little building still stands and even has new ugly graffiti on it. Biggest shocker of all is that somebody... in the midst of all the chaos, graffiti and destruction...SOMEBODY actually took the time and energy and money to remodel the front of the building!!!! The glass blocks are mostly gone... and the front of the building is now covered in red brick! And the end column is now covered in stone!!!! Incredible. Yet the side windows of the building are covered in very weathered old plywood. The once beautiful aluminum and glass entry is now covered in green painted wood with a wooden door. The rear is likewise boarded up. What a town. And what a sad, sad, heartbreaking thing to see this little building huddled there by itself and holding on by its fingernails. Waiting for what?This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=205591