To add some encouragement on top of what is in the video, I so highly recommend everyone watch the video of the interview with the survivor of the explosion after you watch this explore. Every bit of it is worth watching, and what Mr. Moran experienced is tragic and incredible. But in particular I found one thing to be amazing: the guys stop at #3 boiler and also dip into a "protective area" right afterwards that turns out to be a break room. Upon first watch, I was interested in looking at the booth outside, the control panels, and then looking at the cool old designs on the vending machines in the break room. After watching the interview (and some before-explosion footage of the same area of the plant) you'll have a new appreciation for this portion of the explore. What an incredible thing to stand in those spots so many years after the accident.
Watched that first, because of your comment , now watching this video… this is my hometown…southeast Michigan … I remember when this explosion was on the news I was 29 in 99.
I live very close to this plant, and a lot of my family worked in this very place. So cool to see it from the inside, thanks for making these videos to preserve history :)
I love these powerplant videos, its what first got me into this channel almost 9 years ago now. Those double decker turbines are insane! Truly a pillar of American Industry
So cool to finally see inside of the structure that is such a huge part of not only Michgans history but the world's history! As a born and raised here Michigander I thank you for taking us on this journey. Being able to finally see inside of a building i've known about my whole life is so surreal
Amen brother, native myself from southeast Michigan ..always wanted to work here or gm or even Chrysler, never got the chance or knew someone to get me in…union job , pension..is be freggin retired right now if I got in after graduating Wyandotte in 88’
It's funny, I've been kind of a news junkie most of my life and don't remember hearing anything about the explosion back in the day. This is my first time learning about it. Really glad you guys were able to document this place before it's demolished.
Living on the edge of Detroit, I do remember the explosion, but I never did go to the news to learn more about it. I remember hearing about it on local newsradio 950 am.
I have a couple "2 degrees of separation" ties to this awful event. One was a girl I worked with that was 15 when this happened, awaiting to have a very dangerous back surgery, waiting in the hallway of the hospital. She said it was like a movie, people coming in full bore, severely injured people being rushed as fast as the medics could run right passed her. Doctors, nurses and a full hands on deck type of ordeal. It was so severe that there was no time to spare anyone their feelings. The other was a friend's dad that worked with these guys. He had a mural painted in his garage of his family but also with 6 spirits flying free in the sky. In front of this mural was 3, sometimes 4 motorcycles. 2 belonged to two of the guys that lost their lives that day. I'll never forget the day he was telling me about the mural and how he had to keep their spirits alive, they were great guys, his riding buddies. The old man that had the mural has no passed on, though every now and again my friend and I (his neighbor) would be having end of night beers together and he'd start telling stories about those guys.
YES! More mid-video history vibes please! Always enjoyed the preface info, but diving into it during the video, is amazing. Places like this, and lots of other ones you've been to, must have so much lore. Apologies in advance if it means a tonne more work!
After watching this, I watched the interview that's in the description. It is pretty heartbreaking what that guy went through but it doesn't surprise me. I feel for him but I am not surprised by how people reacted and treated him. We do that kind of thing to our heros all the time. We treat the best of us like dirt. I hope he found some kind of closure or peace in his life. He really did a lot of good that day. Go watch the interview. It's good. Awesome video, as always.
The turbine hall is simply spectacular! I dont think I've seen anything like it - well done capturing it! Those reactors should be shunt reactors to stabilize the grid this plant served. The pipes on the outside are circulating the oil to dissipate the heat. A very simple design compared to modern shunt reactors.
Henry Ford Museum is a great place. The oldest surviving steam engine is there, from the 1700s. I love just standing there staring at all the innovation. Definitely worth a visit
They could renovate part of that abandoned area and give bus tours to that site, much like the truck assembly. Loved going to the museum when my folks lived nearby from '79 to '90.
It's interesting to see this place, with a mixture of very old infrastructure from the beginning of the industrial revolution, with more modern parts from later in the century mixed in. Those old turbines are massive! Modern ones are a fraction of the size. Another great video guys!
The molten glass lenses on the gauges and indicator lights was fascinating. I don't see charring around the area, so I bet rather than direct fire, there was a very intense blast of heat -- hot enough to soften glass for a few moments, short enough to not flat-out burn the whole room to a crisp. Wonderful footage in this episode, glad you got to it before it was razed.
Always fascinating to explore somewhere industrial while identifying the causes of damage. I'm still in awe of those locations with obvious bomb/wartime damage.
Super cool! I lived in Detroit 2007-2011 and had a chance to enter the Central Train Station a few times before it was renovated, but it doesn't compare to the superstructure seen here. Them stairs be creeping when they rust! The vintage hardware is just so historic, its design immediately telling of its age. GE reactors look incredibly aspirational in this era, so industrial with pipes, valves, and a twisting framework is such a treat for the eyes. Massive respect to you both for covering this site. I do recall the original powerplant (that Ford worked in as a young man) still stands right off of Woodward, I believe a McDonalds is just in front of it. I wonder if they do plant tours?
The x's on those lockers, and also if you notice there are square boxes on some of the doors with x's through them. That is designating that that area has been cleared of dead bodies. If any dead bodies were found there'd be a circle with a number next to it indicating the number of bodies.
Wow a real testament to how well built that place was. All those years of operation. Then it survived a major explosion. Then it had stood there since 1999, so exposed to the elements, amazingly preserved after its tragic fate. Grateful, as always, for the chance to see inside before it was gone forever.
I work down in River Rouge, MI at a Precasting place that built the Gordie Howe Bridge, Little Ceaser’s Arena's bleaches, and Parking lot structures around. I've watched all of your videos on TH-cam, I'm so excited to see Detroit(River Rouge) on the channel! There's a big industrial boom down there right now.
They built thing different back then, they were built to last because the materials were so expensive. Even in the building meant for power the little added details are so beautiful.
I live and work right by that plant. I really appreciate getting to see what it looked like inside. And props for sneaking into that steel mill. Their security is ridiculous
Your guys' cinematic and informative into scenes are one of the best things I've ever seen. So we'll done. Keep it up! Also, any plans on ever coming to West Virginia? I suggest it. There's some super cool places.
* Hey guys that's just 40 miles south of us here. My family funeral plot is right on the hill to the northeast in Woodmere Cemetery. Good Mission. Cheers 🍺🤛😎👍p.s. You get caught there and they poor molten slag over ya. Can you say Jimmy Hoffa ? 🤭👍 Love the history lesson. That's what makes an urbex site legendary !
Have you changed cameras or lenses? I get the feeling that the image is brighter and sharper. Although I could be wrong. Always fun with a new video from you.
GORGEOUSLY shot, guys! Fantastic work as always. Lovely soundtrack and as always I adore the narration, the historical review and the interleaved historical footage. Love that you guys had a chance to revisit during another season too. Adding that complementary perspective really heightens the mood! Always makes for a better, more multi-faceted video! :)
@@L33tSkE3t I reached out to them a while back and they said three or four videos were taken down due to owner's request on certain properties. The specific video that made me realize that some were missing was the one they did at the inside water park at a resort. They walked in through open doors and got caught by security later on.
I had dreamed of this episode for years now. I really wish you guys could have gotten into Trenton Channel power plant just a few miles south before it was imploded back in June. Thank you so much!
I wish that too. I started working for Detroit Edison in 1969 at the Trenton Channel Power Plant as a Power Plant Operator. Got really good training from the company, but left to go to the new Ford Motor Foundry built near there in Flat Rock city. When the foundry closed ended up at the Ford Rouge Complex. In 1997 ended up working in this power house. Just happened to have the day off when it exploded. God was looking out for me I guess?
So many things point to the engineering and construction process, but those steam generators served so many decades and the turbines were balanced long before any computer based methods. That is a testament to the materials and craftmanship of the time.
I'm wondering if maybe the small turbine provided power to the powerhouse itself? Like maybe it could be brought up to speed before the big ones to provide power to all the other support systems first.
Great video. Check out the video of the interview with the last operator to operate #6 boiler before it exploded. He survived because he was sitting in an explosion proof booth when the explosion happened. He explained a lot of what went on at that plant. A very interesting interview.
This reminds me of the scene from the movie “Rudy”. Especially if you’ve seen the movie you know that a huge exposure occurs. Great content as always guys!!
Love seeing the nameplates and ratings for the old electrical stuff, one of the best bits for me in these kinds of videos (maybe not so surprising with me working in electrical engineering haha). Those massive reactors were cool :)
I currently work at the steel mill and my dad was working at the steel mill back in 99 when it exploded. Very sad day. Cool to see the ruins of it though!
Wow, amazing, been following you guys for a long time now, and this was pretty dam incredible, never seen power plants like this before. Mind blown ! And in the 1930's even cooler....
I'm born and raised in the thumb of Michigan, near Detroit. It's sh*t on a lot, but this area is rich in history and from my understanding, it's one of the only cities in the world like it that has preserved its Art Deco architecture; you'll see it in buildings like the Fisher Building and Maccabees Building. There's the Detroit Area Art Deco Society, and they're all about preserving and honoring The D's Art Deco Roots and heritage. The area also has stadiums, the Detroit Zoo (Which is absolutely massive and very well-kept compared to some zoos I've been to), the Detroit Institute of Arts (a personal favorite) and the Science museum. I've been to many concerts and even family-owned restaurants in Greektown there. My great-great grandparents were immigrants from mostly Poland, Czechoslovakia (from when that existed) and Germany that settled down in Detroit in the early 1900s and the Auto industry here provided a lot of people with jobs. All that to say, I love Detroit and I'm glad for channels like this exploring every nook and cranny of it 😅 The area certainly needs TLC in ways, but I'm sure that goes for many places, and I appreciate the way this area is quite a bit of a melting pot in terms of cultures: The Belle Isle conservancy hosts a family-friendly Koi Festival to celebrate the Japanese Culture of their Koi fish, for example. There's many ties between Detroit (Michigan in general) and Japan, and other countries too, again especially helped because of the auto industry that bloomed in this area. So there's quite a wide spread of cultural events and roots here. If you ever get the chance to visit the area, downtown seems to be booming a bit more recently, maybe because of the casinos, so don't pass up a chance to check out at least some of the museums or something!
Wow, those vending machines at 9:25 show up in Bill Moran's video interview at 23:39 (the RougePowerhouse ExplosionSurvivor channel). Thanks for citing that video as further history.
Yeah we also need little plants (like Detroit had back then ) that builds all the car parts instead of getting them from China..maybe there wouldn’t be shortages and so many recalls due to faulty parts…Michigan and the USA is a far cry from what it used to be and it’s sad.
My Grandfather who died in 1976 at the age of 91. He had a heart attack and died face down in the Wall Street Journal. He had retired from Ford many years earlier where he did Time Motion studies. He was a very strange man.
11:09 Blew-up 25 years ago--a quarter of a century, if the year was 1999... 27:21 🎃 28:20 We appreciate Michael's on-site observations about the building: infrastructure can be symmetrically, aesthetically pleasing, as this one is! :D 30:30 The building looks like it's crying--even more so, after listening to explosion survivor Daniel Moran's heartbreaking story--it's a must watch.
Yep, I worked with a guy that served on the JFK aircraft carrier. He told me pinhole superheated steam leaks could amputate and cauterize at the same time and you couldn't see the leaks.
You guys should try to explore the ford foundry in Cleveland. Used to be the casting plant for Cleveland Engine. I always wanted to see the inside. Thanks for the entertainment!! Cheers!!
As a Ford employee working at the Product Development Center (where the cars and trucks are designed), not far from there, it's cool to see something i knew of but have never seen!
10:14 I work in an old paper mill. We have one of those stairwells in the oldest part of the building (150ish years) and when I can I avoid them they are way too narrow and steep.
Thank you. That was very informative. Even though the control room was gutted already. My favorite old reel on the Rouge is the one here on YT called "Trip Trough The River Rouge Plant."
it sounds like those transformer/ reactors are still operating somehow, because I was hearing a transformer hum when you were in that room. about the reactor , this is what i found about them: "Electrical Reactor Definition: An electrical reactor, also known as a line reactor or choke, is a coil that creates a magnetic field to limit current rise, reducing harmonics and protecting electrical drives from power surges."
River Rouge had a plant that built B 24's . Mass production style. Consolidated used to build them by hand. No two were ever quite the same. Ford built them using a moving conveyor belt. Parts went in one side and they flew the finished bombers out of the other.
To add some encouragement on top of what is in the video, I so highly recommend everyone watch the video of the interview with the survivor of the explosion after you watch this explore. Every bit of it is worth watching, and what Mr. Moran experienced is tragic and incredible. But in particular I found one thing to be amazing: the guys stop at #3 boiler and also dip into a "protective area" right afterwards that turns out to be a break room. Upon first watch, I was interested in looking at the booth outside, the control panels, and then looking at the cool old designs on the vending machines in the break room. After watching the interview (and some before-explosion footage of the same area of the plant) you'll have a new appreciation for this portion of the explore. What an incredible thing to stand in those spots so many years after the accident.
Did they take down the survivor interview already? It's not there any where.
Watched that first, because of your comment , now watching this video… this is my hometown…southeast Michigan … I remember when this explosion was on the news I was 29 in 99.
I live very close to this plant, and a lot of my family worked in this very place. So cool to see it from the inside, thanks for making these videos to preserve history :)
I love these powerplant videos, its what first got me into this channel almost 9 years ago now. Those double decker turbines are insane! Truly a pillar of American Industry
@@MrWhips243 I really enjoyed the one in the rocket engine place and also abandoned theme parks.
So cool to finally see inside of the structure that is such a huge part of not only Michgans history but the world's history! As a born and raised here Michigander I thank you for taking us on this journey. Being able to finally see inside of a building i've known about my whole life is so surreal
Amen brother, native myself from southeast Michigan ..always wanted to work here or gm or even Chrysler, never got the chance or knew someone to get me in…union job , pension..is be freggin retired right now if I got in after graduating Wyandotte in 88’
Man the shots of the turbines with the snow warming up are beautiful. Amazing video as always
It's funny, I've been kind of a news junkie most of my life and don't remember hearing anything about the explosion back in the day. This is my first time learning about it.
Really glad you guys were able to document this place before it's demolished.
I don't recall hearing about it either
It was literally front page news in the Detroit Free Press
Living on the edge of Detroit, I do remember the explosion, but I never did go to the news to learn more about it. I remember hearing about it on local newsradio 950 am.
@@Geoffr524 I am a lifelong resident of the Detroit area I also remember the reports of the powerhouse disaster on WWJ.
@@otm646 But not everybody was reading the Detroit Free Press in 1999. Especially those not in Detroit.
It’s always a good day when you guys post, always. 😊
I agree! I've been binge watching their old vids and I'm always so happy to see a new one! 😆
@@Fabfourfan72 I have watched every video they have made three times. lol
Thank you! I was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 71 and I remember when they were on the news for doing upgrades to the big turbines! 😊
I have a couple "2 degrees of separation" ties to this awful event. One was a girl I worked with that was 15 when this happened, awaiting to have a very dangerous back surgery, waiting in the hallway of the hospital. She said it was like a movie, people coming in full bore, severely injured people being rushed as fast as the medics could run right passed her. Doctors, nurses and a full hands on deck type of ordeal. It was so severe that there was no time to spare anyone their feelings. The other was a friend's dad that worked with these guys. He had a mural painted in his garage of his family but also with 6 spirits flying free in the sky. In front of this mural was 3, sometimes 4 motorcycles. 2 belonged to two of the guys that lost their lives that day. I'll never forget the day he was telling me about the mural and how he had to keep their spirits alive, they were great guys, his riding buddies. The old man that had the mural has no passed on, though every now and again my friend and I (his neighbor) would be having end of night beers together and he'd start telling stories about those guys.
YES! More mid-video history vibes please!
Always enjoyed the preface info, but diving into it during the video, is amazing. Places like this, and lots of other ones you've been to, must have so much lore. Apologies in advance if it means a tonne more work!
After watching this, I watched the interview that's in the description. It is pretty heartbreaking what that guy went through but it doesn't surprise me. I feel for him but I am not surprised by how people reacted and treated him. We do that kind of thing to our heros all the time. We treat the best of us like dirt. I hope he found some kind of closure or peace in his life. He really did a lot of good that day. Go watch the interview. It's good.
Awesome video, as always.
Hell yeah, another great vid!! I love exploring through you guys! Thank you for fantastic quality and through facts/history!
The turbine hall is simply spectacular! I dont think I've seen anything like it - well done capturing it!
Those reactors should be shunt reactors to stabilize the grid this plant served. The pipes on the outside are circulating the oil to dissipate the heat. A very simple design compared to modern shunt reactors.
Henry Ford Museum is a great place. The oldest surviving steam engine is there, from the 1700s. I love just standing there staring at all the innovation. Definitely worth a visit
If I lived in the area, I'd volunteer there. I could live in that place!
They could renovate part of that abandoned area and give bus tours to that site, much like the truck assembly. Loved going to the museum when my folks lived nearby from '79 to '90.
They happily pay their employees. My friend stopped working there though, he said the visitors were by and large not nice @@Paramount531
I love your videos you guys, the photography, the soothing narration, the atmospheric music. Great work!
It's interesting to see this place, with a mixture of very old infrastructure from the beginning of the industrial revolution, with more modern parts from later in the century mixed in. Those old turbines are massive! Modern ones are a fraction of the size. Another great video guys!
Fantastic as always, thanks for taking us along - love your explorations! Stay safe!
The molten glass lenses on the gauges and indicator lights was fascinating. I don't see charring around the area, so I bet rather than direct fire, there was a very intense blast of heat -- hot enough to soften glass for a few moments, short enough to not flat-out burn the whole room to a crisp. Wonderful footage in this episode, glad you got to it before it was razed.
Since it was an open hallway with gauges it probably had a backdraft effect that caused the gauge faces and glass lights to melt.
Easily one of my favorite plants, and those generators, what behemoths!
It’s sad that they had to be put out of commission… they really were beauties.
Thank you for preserving this history on film. Amazing place that will never be seen again.
Fun fact: that freezer in the break room saved a mans life.
I always love watching the ones that haven't been vandalized and graffitied.
Awesome video. Love the background knowledge! Happy Birthday Michael! 🥳🎂🎈
Always fascinating to explore somewhere industrial while identifying the causes of damage. I'm still in awe of those locations with obvious bomb/wartime damage.
Super cool! I lived in Detroit 2007-2011 and had a chance to enter the Central Train Station a few times before it was renovated, but it doesn't compare to the superstructure seen here. Them stairs be creeping when they rust! The vintage hardware is just so historic, its design immediately telling of its age. GE reactors look incredibly aspirational in this era, so industrial with pipes, valves, and a twisting framework is such a treat for the eyes. Massive respect to you both for covering this site. I do recall the original powerplant (that Ford worked in as a young man) still stands right off of Woodward, I believe a McDonalds is just in front of it. I wonder if they do plant tours?
The x's on those lockers, and also if you notice there are square boxes on some of the doors with x's through them. That is designating that that area has been cleared of dead bodies. If any dead bodies were found there'd be a circle with a number next to it indicating the number of bodies.
Wow a real testament to how well built that place was. All those years of operation. Then it survived a major explosion. Then it had stood there since 1999, so exposed to the elements, amazingly preserved after its tragic fate. Grateful, as always, for the chance to see inside before it was gone forever.
I work down in River Rouge, MI at a Precasting place that built the Gordie Howe Bridge, Little Ceaser’s Arena's bleaches, and Parking lot structures around. I've watched all of your videos on TH-cam, I'm so excited to see Detroit(River Rouge) on the channel! There's a big industrial boom down there right now.
Thank you for taking us along. God bless.
Again posted on the weekend! Right on. Thanks for all the uploads over the years guys :)
The control room and control boards were saved and are currently in storage at the Henry Ford Museum.
They built thing different back then, they were built to last because the materials were so expensive. Even in the building meant for power the little added details are so beautiful.
I live and work right by that plant. I really appreciate getting to see what it looked like inside. And props for sneaking into that steel mill. Their security is ridiculous
Incredible work as always!
Love the old power plants!
This was phenomenal. Love the tone of your voices and extensive knowledge. Great video. Look forward to next time. Thank you 😊
Your guys' cinematic and informative into scenes are one of the best things I've ever seen. So we'll done. Keep it up!
Also, any plans on ever coming to West Virginia? I suggest it. There's some super cool places.
* Hey guys that's just 40 miles south of us here. My family funeral plot is right on the hill to the northeast in Woodmere Cemetery. Good Mission. Cheers 🍺🤛😎👍p.s. You get caught there and they poor molten slag over ya. Can you say Jimmy Hoffa ? 🤭👍 Love the history lesson. That's what makes an urbex site legendary !
Your work to preserve history is so important!
Thanks for filming
Havent watched the video yet but i know its gonna be a masterpiece as always
Have you changed cameras or lenses? I get the feeling that the image is brighter and sharper. Although I could be wrong. Always fun with a new video from you.
The history here was epic. Thanks for letting share in this adventure! 😊
I KNEW it was going to be a good Saturday.
GORGEOUSLY shot, guys! Fantastic work as always. Lovely soundtrack and as always I adore the narration, the historical review and the interleaved historical footage. Love that you guys had a chance to revisit during another season too. Adding that complementary perspective really heightens the mood! Always makes for a better, more multi-faceted video! :)
This is going to be a great one! I've been binging your videos again. Any plans on bringing back some of the older videos that were taken down?
Which of their videos was taken down and why?
@@L33tSkE3t I reached out to them a while back and they said three or four videos were taken down due to owner's request on certain properties. The specific video that made me realize that some were missing was the one they did at the inside water park at a resort. They walked in through open doors and got caught by security later on.
They never communicate with there fans
@@tjsells9288 damn
@@L33tSkE3t Check my other comment where I link the thread as to why
I had dreamed of this episode for years now. I really wish you guys could have gotten into Trenton Channel power plant just a few miles south before it was imploded back in June. Thank you so much!
I wish that too. I started working for Detroit Edison in 1969 at the Trenton Channel Power Plant as a Power Plant Operator. Got really good training from the company, but left to go to the new Ford Motor Foundry built near there in Flat Rock city. When the foundry closed ended up at the Ford Rouge Complex. In 1997 ended up working in this power house. Just happened to have the day off when it exploded. God was looking out for me I guess?
So many things point to the engineering and construction process, but those steam generators served so many decades and the turbines were balanced long before any computer based methods. That is a testament to the materials and craftmanship of the time.
I'm wondering if maybe the small turbine provided power to the powerhouse itself? Like maybe it could be brought up to speed before the big ones to provide power to all the other support systems first.
Great video. Check out the video of the interview with the last operator to operate #6 boiler before it exploded. He survived because he was sitting in an explosion proof booth when the explosion happened. He explained a lot of what went on at that plant. A very interesting interview.
This reminds me of the scene from the movie “Rudy”. Especially if you’ve seen the movie you know that a huge exposure occurs. Great content as always guys!!
Love seeing the nameplates and ratings for the old electrical stuff, one of the best bits for me in these kinds of videos (maybe not so surprising with me working in electrical engineering haha). Those massive reactors were cool :)
I currently work at the steel mill and my dad was working at the steel mill back in 99 when it exploded. Very sad day. Cool to see the ruins of it though!
I’m so happy this video exists
I never miss a video from The Proper People.
What an incredible exploration! Well done lads. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.🥃🍻
Hope you enjoyed your trip to Detroit! Make America Detroit Again. Once the wealthiest city in the world.
It's a miracle that the steel Mill is still in working condition
Wow, amazing, been following you guys for a long time now, and this was pretty dam incredible, never seen power plants like this before. Mind blown ! And in the 1930's even cooler....
Been looking forward to another adventure from you guys. Thanks for the cool content!
Excellent as always
Very interesting, and amazing to see all that equipment. Thank you for sharing !
Outstanding footage gentlemen. Excellent job start to finish.
Worked in this complex a few summers.
thanks for coming my area yay i dropped everything when i saw the alert im from detroit area and remember the accident in 1999
Fascinating,thank you.
I loved doing this stuff when I was younger and my knees weren’t recked with arthritis.
Awesome exploration! Thanks for sharing!
Those hopper like structures at 27:27 are for holding the coal that was burned to create the steam. They were common in older power plants.
I'm born and raised in the thumb of Michigan, near Detroit. It's sh*t on a lot, but this area is rich in history and from my understanding, it's one of the only cities in the world like it that has preserved its Art Deco architecture; you'll see it in buildings like the Fisher Building and Maccabees Building. There's the Detroit Area Art Deco Society, and they're all about preserving and honoring The D's Art Deco Roots and heritage.
The area also has stadiums, the Detroit Zoo (Which is absolutely massive and very well-kept compared to some zoos I've been to), the Detroit Institute of Arts (a personal favorite) and the Science museum. I've been to many concerts and even family-owned restaurants in Greektown there.
My great-great grandparents were immigrants from mostly Poland, Czechoslovakia (from when that existed) and Germany that settled down in Detroit in the early 1900s and the Auto industry here provided a lot of people with jobs.
All that to say, I love Detroit and I'm glad for channels like this exploring every nook and cranny of it 😅 The area certainly needs TLC in ways, but I'm sure that goes for many places, and I appreciate the way this area is quite a bit of a melting pot in terms of cultures: The Belle Isle conservancy hosts a family-friendly Koi Festival to celebrate the Japanese Culture of their Koi fish, for example. There's many ties between Detroit (Michigan in general) and Japan, and other countries too, again especially helped because of the auto industry that bloomed in this area. So there's quite a wide spread of cultural events and roots here.
If you ever get the chance to visit the area, downtown seems to be booming a bit more recently, maybe because of the casinos, so don't pass up a chance to check out at least some of the museums or something!
Wow, those vending machines at 9:25 show up in Bill Moran's video interview at 23:39 (the RougePowerhouse ExplosionSurvivor channel). Thanks for citing that video as further history.
Thank you for capturing such Beauty before people decide to demolish it
Magnificent video! Thank you
Detroit needs to become the home of automobile manufacturing again.
Yeah we also need little plants (like Detroit had back then ) that builds all the car parts instead of getting them from China..maybe there wouldn’t be shortages and so many recalls due to faulty parts…Michigan and the USA is a far cry from what it used to be and it’s sad.
Great explore lads and amazing camera work!
Love your videos. For the month of October, 1 Bumps in the Night video isn't going to hurt anyone.
It would of been so cool seeing this place being built
My Grandfather who died in 1976 at the age of 91. He had a heart attack and died face down in the Wall Street Journal. He had retired from Ford many years earlier where he did Time Motion studies. He was a very strange man.
Wow it's incredible that history stayed there for so long in the middle of an active plant.
11:09 Blew-up 25 years ago--a quarter of a century, if the year was 1999...
27:21 🎃
28:20 We appreciate Michael's on-site observations about the building: infrastructure can be symmetrically, aesthetically pleasing, as this one is! :D
30:30 The building looks like it's crying--even more so, after listening to explosion survivor Daniel Moran's heartbreaking story--it's a must watch.
It was most likely a video that was previously recorded in 2020 and didn't get to editing or posting till now
@@aidanthebestinthe8476 Thank you for the clarification! Makes sense 😔
6:08 I'm always hoping to see more comms stuff, as I'm sure they had many internal and external lines back in the days before modern PBX systems.
Super heated steam is so dangerous
Yep, I worked with a guy that served on the JFK aircraft carrier. He told me pinhole superheated steam leaks could amputate and cauterize at the same time and you couldn't see the leaks.
You guys should try to explore the ford foundry in Cleveland. Used to be the casting plant for Cleveland Engine. I always wanted to see the inside. Thanks for the entertainment!! Cheers!!
Is it still there?
Ford’s factory in Dagenham England was the same, iron ore in one end, cars out the other.
i like how you document things on video before they are erased forever.
As a Ford employee working at the Product Development Center (where the cars and trucks are designed), not far from there, it's cool to see something i knew of but have never seen!
bummer, i had hoped to run into you guys when you were local. damn!
10:14 I work in an old paper mill. We have one of those stairwells in the oldest part of the building (150ish years) and when I can I avoid them they are way too narrow and steep.
Thank you. That was very informative. Even though the control room was gutted already. My favorite old reel on the Rouge is the one here on YT called "Trip Trough The River Rouge Plant."
I feel like the symmetry of the building is VERY on brand for Henry Ford.
Anyways, great video as always guys!
Been an employee in that steel mill for 26 years now
Great 👍😊 TH-cam videos 📹and amazing work
Early-ish to a Proper People vid. What a great Saturday. Cheers fellas
Very very very coooool!!!
I drive by this place all the time for work.
8:15 That ironwork is cathedral-like as they are walking through.
it sounds like those transformer/ reactors are still operating somehow, because I was hearing a transformer hum when you were in that room. about the reactor , this is what i found about them: "Electrical Reactor Definition: An electrical reactor, also known as a line reactor or choke, is a coil that creates a magnetic field to limit current rise, reducing harmonics and protecting electrical drives from power surges."
The substation just outside the building is still energized and feeding the steel plant.
Wow! Liked video before I’ve had a chance to watch it. 😀
River Rouge had a plant that built B 24's . Mass production style. Consolidated used to build them by hand. No two were ever quite the same. Ford built them using a moving conveyor belt. Parts went in one side and they flew the finished bombers out of the other.
Awesome job as always guys. Do you two miss Florida?