Packard Automotive Plant

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The Packard Automotive Plant is a historic former automobile manufacturing complex in Detroit, Michigan, renowned as an early icon of modern industrial architecture and large-scale car production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile factory
historic site
industrial complex
architecturalStyle early modern industrial architecture
builtFor Packard Motor Car Company NERFINISHED
city Detroit NERFINISHED
closingDate 1958
completionDate 1911
condition ruinous
constructionStart 1903
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy Albert Kahn NERFINISHED
eraOfSignificance early 20th century
featuredIn documentaries about Detroit
urban exploration photography
floorArea approximately 3,500,000 square feet
hasBuildingType factory
office building
warehouse
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasHeritageDesignation Detroit local historic district
heritageStatus significant example of early modern industrial architecture
industry automotive industry
locatedIn Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
materialUsed reinforced concrete
notableFor iconic ruin of Detroit industrial decline
large-scale automobile production
use of reinforced concrete in industrial construction
numberOfBuildings 47
occupant Packard Motor Car Company NERFINISHED
partOf Detroit automotive manufacturing corridor
peakEmployment thousands of workers
product Packard automobiles NERFINISHED
siteArea approximately 40 acres
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
status abandoned
streetAddress East Grand Boulevard NERFINISHED
symbolizes deindustrialization of Detroit
rise of American industrial mass production
transportAccess rail connections
road connections
usedFor automobile assembly
engineering and testing
parts manufacturing

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Albert Kahn designed Packard Automotive Plant