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link down....copyright issues.

Worked fine for me and thanks for posting the link. Pretty depressing view of things to come.

I think Mr. Pushbutton made a series of VERY valid points. Among them,

"Anyone who is entertaining any pollyanna-ish vision of the plant all refurbished and making pleasure domes need only look at this drone cam video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTwY6tPf4k "

There is nothing to save at the PMCC boulevard plant. If you had attended the 2013 PAC National Meet held here then you would have seen this for yourself. And since that time more scrappers are doing more damage to the building. Several weeks ago a wall feel off the 4th floor and landed on Concord St. just a few feet north of EGB. The street remained blocked for several days before the City of Detroit could get around to shoveling it up.

Earlier today there was an online discussion hosted by the business writers from the Detroit Free Press and ALL believe that ANY restoration or ANY new development is cost prohibitive at this time. They believe it will be another generation (at least) before that section of town will be financially viable again.

As Mr. Pushbutton said, look at the video.

Agreed, nothing to be saved.

If you feel sympathetic to the Packard properties cause, donate some money to the Proving Grounds - you'll feel far better after you've done that.

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Another article on the plant
http://autos.aol.com/gallery/packard-automotive-plant-auction/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl11%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D400257

A glimpse into the future of the USA. I think they should leave it alone as a monument to patriotism.

If Ovomit had a factory, it would look like this

He bought it from a former failed actor and an alcoholic drug addict from Texas. Another co-owner was a white trailer park trash scum from AK and the Carlyle Group.

Packard Plant bidder misses deadline to pay his full bid amount

Bill Hults, the second bidder on the Packard Plant, failed to meet the Wayne County treasurer's deadline for paying his full bid of $2,003,000 on Monday.

Instead, he proposed paying an additional $300,000 to his $100,000 deposit, promising to deliver the full amoung by noon on November 12.

Wayne County Treasurer Raymond J. Wojtowicz accepted the extension on Monday.

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/packard-plant-bidder-misses-deadline-to-pay-his-full-bid-amount