My friend and MAKE Colleague Becky Stern paid a visit to the Packard plant in Detroit when Maker Faire wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. She snapped some photos. Becky told me there were no fences or signs to warn people away. It would make an excellent set for a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie.
From Wikipedia: "The 3,500,000 sq ft Packard plant on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit was located on over 35 acres of land. It was designed by Albert Kahn, and included the first use of reinforced concrete for industrial construction in Detroit. When opened in 1903, it was considered the most modern automobile manufacturing facility in the world, and its skilled craftsmen practiced over eighty trades. The dilapidated plant still stands, despite repeated fires."
