Packard Ghosts

[@bowhunter254]

This was the best short I've seen about Detroit, then and know. It was a top notch production, thank you for the time spent putting it all together. Would love to see you all put together shorts on the Grand movie houses, or Ballrooms. We've lost so much beautiful architecture. Great job! .

[@mikebas7325]

Insanely fantastic video, well done. I know I am 9 yrs late to the comments, sure wish this was longer though.

[@apocyldoomer]

8 years later, like the b4 and after pics, awesome

[@dc10driver1]

Nicely done! Loved the way you faded in and out between the old and the new. Just wish it was longer! I could have watched quite a bit more. Thanks for sharing this!

[@AmericanPendetta]

I was born in 93. My parents moved us to Detroit in the late 90’s. My father interned with the redwings and the pistons before he ran rock master for the tigers. I grew up going to OG Tiger stadium before they moved to comerica park. I went to pre-school on one of the top floors of the Fox theater with Mike Illitch’s grandson - Fox Tots. After high school my friends and I would take late night drives over to the abandoned plant and climb to the top of it, then just sit there on the roof listening to music and smoking pot and drinking looking at the cityscape illuminating the night. Crappy time in my life but food memories

[@3orangeDots]

Loved it. great work. I could watch these all day long. cheers

[@kerryincolumbus]

Fantastic video!! You did a great job putting this together!

[@1912fld]

Great job - thanks for posting.

[@Autojones]

Actually, The Packard plant in this video closed in 1956, The 57-58 "Packard's were dressed up Studebaker's with Packard logos.

[@tjhem2004]

Very nicely done.

[@leahb1586]

My grandfather would be sad to see this. He was head of the clay modeling department during the fifties.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Do you have anything from his work days like momentos? Packard stationary, office furniture Etc.

[@mindispower91]

Great video

[@1940limited]

What an incredible industrial complex. It's hard to comprehend the scope of the operation and all the jobs it provided. Now I understand plans for redevelopment have fallen through and it's back to a derelict facility once again.

[@vermontjeff2535]

Was depressing. But life goes on

[@bowhunter254]

Exactly what I thought, amazing recreation.

[@Fedproman]

That would be interesting. The tools and dyes were sold off to the Soviet Union and are now at the Kama River Truck factory.

[@sevencorsa]

The greatest marque ever....Packard

[@apocyldoomer]

OUTSTANDING! THANKS 4 ur vid!

[@Uzzy66]

I love the way you match it up, shot for shot. But the fading was too slow, IMO. And then you didn't hold the final image long enough.

[@sprtch06]

Cool, yet sad at the same time.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

This certainly took a lot of work.

[@jacksutherland846]

When that place shuttered, it was the mortal wound to Detroit.

[@dannydaw59]

The Studebakers bought Packard and then they took the quality out of Packards and then Cadillac was catching up in the early 50's. It's sad when someone takes over and then drains quality out of the product.

[@themopar426]

+dannydaw59 like chrysler

[@yurinaitonyu4000]

It was Packard that bought Studebaker, after that, Curtiss Wright took over.

[@dannydaw59]

@Train Nerd No, whites moved out of Detroit which took much of the tax base out because of lower population.

[@dannydaw59]

@Train Nerd Whites aren't in unions? Unions existed when Detroit was great. Unions made Detroit great.. I did the opposite of proving your point.

[@dannydaw59]

@Train Nerd Those conspiracy theories are in your own mind. The whites just wanted somewhere safe to live with good schools. Many white business owners had their shops looted and burned in the 1967 riots. They said "screw this I'm outa here."

[@roadrunner_meepmeep]

This quiet dust was gentlemen and ladies And lads and girls; Was laughter and ability and sighing, And frocks and curls; This passive place a summer's nimble mansion, Where bloom and bees Fulfilled their oriental circuit, Then ceased like these.

[@48weld]

When you get right down to it they did.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Restored? There seems to be a lot of very extensive damage...although the houses I've seen online used to be stunning. Where is the money coming from? Concerned that the initial problem was strong reliance on one industry. If one type of industry is what's there, isn't that a good amount of the problem? I do like the idea. But...I hope it works...I've seen Michael Moore's "Roger and me" about Flint, years ago...

[@lewisner]

Apparently the reason trees grow on the roof is because it is solid concrete and completely watertight. These photos show debris cleared from the inside last month. packardplantproject.com/news/

[@oldnegramps9797]

Dis the place had to be abanned because the nuc1ear reacter when bad right?

[@pyotty]

+Old NeGramps Obviously, a Yale man.

[@kerryincolumbus]

ok Gramps.. WHAT??? clearly you're a product of either being under-schooled or going all the way through the Detroit school systems.. one or the other.

[@dougg1075]

Quality first , entropy last

[@m42037]

Attention Packard fans. Read this closely, the Packard plant won't look like this for long. It's being restored. Work started last year. Will also be a Packard museum in the restored plant. Close to 90% of plant is salvagable. This will also help bring jobs and bring this part of Detroit back like it did 100 years ago. Not fiction, google..

[@kerryincolumbus]

yeah Ken.. sorry.. didn't work out so good, did it? what a MESS

[@m42037]

Politics. Hell i don't know..

[@m42037]

Now i heard the work has started, maybe another rumor??

[@lewisner]

Before and after photos showing debris clearance inside with floors scraped back to clean concrete packardplantproject.com/news/

[@ndawg2579]

Not yet😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@TruthOldSchoolStyle]

Titanic...

[@fubutz1]

Sorry, but your music is NOT Thom Petersen's composition. Rather, it is the "Sorcerer's Apprentice composed by Paul Dukas. Dammit, I detest plagiarism of the classics.

[@rafaelvelasquez5455]

I guess this explains why the Lions are 0-8-1 Packard Ghosts Invading The Stadium! 😱 ( LOL ) - S.O.L. 😔

[@ms90sbabyy]

This music is horrid

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video.

[@danatara69]

great video