Second big piece of Detroit ex-Packard Plant demolished; plenty of ruin left
City officials hope to have finally found a solution for the ravaged site: Demolish most of it while saving a portion of it for development.
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City officials hope to have finally found a solution for the ravaged site: Demolish most of it while saving a portion of it for development.
Demolition work has started on the abandoned Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit designed by Albert Kahn in 1903.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, alongside city officials and residents kicked off the demolition of a portion of the long-blighted Packard Plant Thursday.
The Peru-based owner and developer is said to have missed a court-ordered deadline and could be subject to contempt proceedings.
Back taxes, blight violations, and a no-show owner conspired to make this the end of the line for much of the Detroit landmark