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A sad day: Packard plant production line bridge collapses
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Buildings, like people, decay if not attended to
Clark in San Diego | '63 Standard (F2) "Barney" | http://studeblogger.blogspot.com
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Yes, mentioned here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...-in-a-good-way
A building can last 1000+ years if attended to, people cannot last anywhere near that long regardless how well they are attended to.
Craig
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The spokesperson for Arte Express said this was a pedestrian bridge. The news media picked up on it, is repeating it.
Geez Louise, how stupid a statement is this, especially by a guy hired by the Peruvian owner of the plant.
There's a pic on the net that shows a long line of 1938 or 1939 Packard 110/120's moving across the bridge from one plant to other.
The last car assembled at East Grand was a 1954 Clipper. 1955/56's were assembled at a plant that Packard rented from Chrysler that bought Briggs in 1953.
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Originally posted by WinM1895 View PostThe spokesperson for Arte Express said this was a pedestrian bridge. The news media picked up on it, is repeating it.
Geez Louise, how stupid a statement is this, especially by a guy hired by the Peruvian owner of the plant.
There's a pic on the net that shows a long line of 1938 or 1939 Packard 110/120's moving across the bridge from one plant to other.
The last car assembled at East Grand was a 1954 Clipper. 1955/56's were assembled at a plant that Packard rented from Chrysler that bought Briggs in 1953.
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Originally posted by WinM1895 View PostThe spokesperson for Arte Express said this was a pedestrian bridge.
There's a pic on the net that shows a long line of 1938 or 1939 Packard 110/120's moving across the bridge from one plant to other.
I suppose for over half its life it was nothing more than a "pedestrian bridge". Its intended use disappeared when Studebaker-Packard shut down its Detroit operations.
Craig
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Originally posted by sweetolbob View PostArt Express called and said there hasn't been a car on that bridge since the mid-50's, there however have been uncounted pedestrians since then. Packard couldn't be reached for comment. By definition - A pedestrian bridge.
A photographer, who calls himself nail head, took a gazillion pics in/out and all around the plant. I found him and pics on Google Earth.
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Originally posted by WinM1895 View PostA photographer, who calls himself nail head, took a gazillion pics in/out and all around the plant. I found him and pics on Google Earth.sigpic
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Probably had the pedestrian label attached for legal, or DOT reasons.
In reality, it should have been torn down decades ago.
Amazing to see all the waxing nostalgic about a building abandoned about 70 years ago.
Amazing to see all the talk about that property getting developed in a city that over 20% of its houses abandoned.HTIH (Hope The Info Helps)
Jeff
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Originally posted by christophe View PostNail head? He should take pictures of the Buick factory. But, as the Flint plant has been torn down, I assume he had no other choice.
I find it fascinating. As an aside, I've been through some of those in this area.
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Bob
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We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.
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