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Base. >> chairs were ripped out of the base? >> ripped out of the base. >> so 30 degrees wasn't flipped of, still chairs were ripped off? >> you would have thought this they rolled. and so people were trying to determine, do we kick the windows out? how do we get out of this thing? >> and is it dark? >> it was dark, yeah. so from what i recall, i can't recall where the light was coming from, but there was some light because i remember seeing silhouettes. eventually people pulled out their cell phones, holding up the light trying to search for it. but an absolute tragedy overall and we're very ...

Cars. >> how long has it been like this. >> five years. >> within the last five years? >> yeah. chie ma had an olympia effort. scrap metal went to a high price. people went scrapping. they took the windows out, destroyed everything. >> the place is pretty much open to anybody that wants to come in? >> sure. urban explorers, music videos, taking pictures. often times you see a wedding party come use this as a background. they take pictures and videos for the wedding. >> wow. you want to take pictures here. the place invites it. sifting through the remains of i did troit's ongoing tragedy, pho...

Those children. >> so then what do you do? if you're an officer there, you can't get -- they're both back in the car. you're trying to bash the windows out. you can't. what do you do in that particular situation? >> there is no easy solution. they did correctly, they followed protocol up until the point are the shots were fired. he can't pull the door off its hinging. >> do you let them go and then chase them or call for the next municipality? what do you do? >> you don't lose sight of the vehicle. you can't take it upon that individual is going to stop their car somewhere down the road. you m...

Up here. >> how many people worked here at its peak? >> well, during the war there was like 33,000 people working here. it went out in business in '56. they brought studebaker in as a partner and studebaker pulled them down. >> this has been abandoned since the 50s? >> well, actually what happened, in 1956 they rented out to various entrepreneurs. warehouse, trucking companies, guys restoring cars. >> how long has it been like this, though? >> most of this damage happened within the five years. within the last five years? >> yeah. >> wow. >> china had this olympian effort. people came scrappin...

This, though? >> most of this damage happened within the five years. within the last five years? >> yeah. >> wow. >> china had this olympian effort. people came scrapping. took the windows out, destroyed everything. >> the place is pretty much open to anyone who wants to come in here. >> sure. a lot of urban explorers. people shooting music videos, taking pictures. oftentimes you see a wedding party come here. they use this as a backdrop for their wedding and take pictures, videos. >> wow. >> you want to take pictures here. the place, like so much of detroit, invites it. urban exploring as the...