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Off Topic => Way Off Topic => Topic started by: mdsalemi on December 02, 2012, 18:48:03
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http://www.freep.com/article/20121202/NEWS01/312020186/1118/RSS
A sad legacy--an American industrial tragedy. Still standing, barely, after all these years. Last car out was 2 years before I was born. To think that the American version of the Merlin engine came from here...
If it were safe I'd venture down there.
I do have one lasting heirloom, a trophy made out of the original wood paneling from the Executive Offices, crowned with a piston...
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When I was living in Florida I was surprised to see abandoned buildings; a K-Mart closed down in the town I lived and then it just sat there for years. I figured it must be cheaper to let it go to waste than tear it down. Even a mall in Boca Raton sat vacant for years, as a new one opened down the street and shops moved there. Awful sights. In my home country of Holland, space is precious and this kind of thing is extremely rare. I guess Detroit takes the cake for the US in abandoned buildings.
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I had a ride in a Caribbean Convertible once. Fantastic two tone blue - huge car with tons of chrome. Sold for about 130K if I remember correctly.
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Thank you, Michael, for that link. I spent almost 34 years in Engineering at Ford, AMC, Chrysler and finally DaimlerChrysler before retiring. It hurts me deeply to watch that film. I don`t know if it`s because it represents the permanent end of something grand or if it simply makes me realize my own mortality as I grow older. Endings are getting harder and harder to take. I hope the rest of the American auto industry outlives me. I don't think I could take seeing that happen to what's left of the "big three".
Tom Kizer
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Yes, Tom and everyone, it is pretty sad. There are a lot of beautiful places here, and a lot of thriving things, but there is also this incredible decay. Today I took my daughter to the movies, and saw a trailer for "Burn"; it might not make it to a theater near you, but it is a film festival winner. You can see some aerial of the Packard plant in this trailer:
http://detroitfirefilm.org