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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - November 2020

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Full moon and the "soon to be demolished" water tower in August 2024.

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Aug 12, 2024

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The Packard Plant turned ‘graffiti haven’ over the last 20 years of its existence.

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A crumbling staircase in Building 28 pm July 7, 2017.

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A close-up view of Building 28 on the left and the south water tower. The sign in the foreground once belonged to a grocery store that occupied the site where the Packard's massive power plant once stood. Photo from 2016.

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A 2017 view at the Detroit skyline from the southeast corner of building 5.

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The Renaissance Center, framed through the crumbling remnants of the upper floors of Building 5 at the Packard Plant, July 2017.

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A close-up view at the south water tower from building 5 in July 2017.

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Another 2017 view from building 5.

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A 2017 view of the remnants of Building 90a, which once served as a crane-way for unloading railroad cars that pulled inside. This building was linked to the shed-like Buildings 47-52, where machining and body & frame work for Packard's truck division took place.

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A close-up view at window frames of building 28 in 2017.

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Heavy metal still present inside building 28's elevator penthouse in 2017.

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Urban exploration ongoing in between Buildings 27 & 28 in 2017.

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Fire door in Building 28.

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A 50mm/f0.95 view at some Packard brick work in 2017

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Almost all windows in the plant were gone by 2017.

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Inside the Administration Building (#27) in 2017.

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - July 2017

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The south water tower stands tall in 2017, overlooking the southern end of the Packard Plant, an area that once housed the truck and body departments.

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Ceiling detail inside Building 33.

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - July 2017

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Exterior wall of Building 90a in 2017.

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The historic Packard Plant bridge over East Grand Blvd. collapsed on Jan 23, 2019. It carried Packard cars, parts and workers between both sides.

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Feb 23, 2019 - Building 35.

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Looking north on Concord Ave. on a foggy early morning in March 2019.

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Building 92 almost entirely collapsed by March 2019.

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A forgotten piano between Buildings 19 & 17 in November 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Looking east in ovember 2020

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A close-up view at 4x Buildings from Building 28.

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Big plans still displayed in 2017.

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November 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - November 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - November 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - November 2020

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Near Building 1 in November 2020, a tree consuming a Fire Hydrant!

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Near Building 1 in November 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Nov 28, 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Graffiti in Building 32 in Nov. 2020

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Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - Dec 22, 2020, inside the service tunnels

Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - a detailed view at Building 5 during sunset on May 13, 2022.

Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - May 13, 2022

Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit - May 13, 2022 - Detroit firefighters were called yet again to extinguish a fire set to a stolen car at the Packard Plant.