The ruin and rebirth of Detroit's Packard Plant

To some, the story of the Packard Plant mirrors that of Detroit. Built in the early 1900s, the building was a major site of auto manufacturing in the city. That was until the mid-1950s, when the plant closed.

But that didn’t spell the end for the Packard Plant. The building continued to house industrial and commercial tenants into the 1990s, and was even home to some legendary Detroit raves. The site isn’t really a factory anymore. It’s a ruin. And now, two developers say they want to give that ruin new life.

What are the plans for the redeveloped plant? Developers Mark Bennett and Oren Goldenberg spoke with The Metro's Robyn Vincent about that and more.

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