How many abandoned factories are in Detroit?

The numbers alone can stagger: Detroit contains nearly 900 vacant and mostly abandoned manufacturing sites. They include behemoths such as the old Packard Plant, now in line for a multi-year, multi-million-dollar remake.

Are there car factories in Detroit?

Today, there are only two auto factories left in Detroit. GM has its headquarters downtown (the company was required to stay as part of the auto bailout in 2009) and assembles the plug-in Chevy Volt at its Poletown plant, employing nearly 3,000 people in all.

Why did all the car manufacturers leave Detroit?

Auto plants and the parts suppliers associated with the industry were relocated to the southern U.S., and to Canada and Mexico in order to avoid paying higher US-based salaries. The major auto plants left in Detroit were closed down, and their workers increasingly left behind.

What happened to the Packard plant in Detroit?

Packard Plant owner Fernando Palazuelo has changed his plans for the world-famous Detroit auto factory from reuse to demolition. The demolition would be done to make way for “a modern, 21st-Century industrial building.”

Where is the abandoned Packard factory in Detroit?

Ownership of the site is now in the hands of the city of Detroit. The Packard factory consists of 43 buildings on Detroit’s east side of town. Known for its post-apocalyptic look the abandoned factory is a wasteland of crumbling concrete, graffiti, and rubble.

Where was the abandoned factory in Detroit filmed?

People often picture them filmed in sunny Hollywood or even in Georgia, where a new film industry is coming alive. The abandoned factories in Detroit seem like the last place to shoot a film. That is unless that movie takes place in an apocalyptic setting.

Where are the ruins of the Detroit Industry?

Perhaps the most spectacular ruins in the entire city, the Packard Plant rests just off interstate 94 on the east side. Of the empty factories, it is perhaps the saddest, having once been a seat of innovation and produced the finest cars money could buy.

Are there any abandoned car factories in Michigan?

Buick City in Flint, MI. Once the literal engine that powered mid-michigan, its absence is… Once the literal engine that powered mid-Michigan, its absence is definitely a leading factor in the crime in the area. I would know, I used to go to school in the area and I would drive my old Monte Carlo out on those roads in winter.