Gosh. It seems such an archaic way to demo such a big site; column by column, chunk by chunk. Time is money. Cool capture though ! I bet an fpv drone would have a blast flying through that maze of openness. cheers.🍁🤙
Wow!! They're moving right along with the demolition of the Packard plant!! Out with the old and in with the new! I sincerely hope that this is the start of something good for this side of Detroit ❤
@@michaelanthonyvideos I hope so. I can't wait to see more videos on the Packard plant. I live an hour south of Detroit and this is close to my heart. I am so happy something is finally being done to revitalize Detroit! I look forward to more of your videos on the demolition of the Packard plant and the revitalization of Detroit. Thank you for sharing your videos!
Oh yes these damn fools driving their noisy Dodge Chargers, revving the engine and than squealing the rear tires leaving a chunk of rubber on the pavement
Was thinking while watching this, wonder if there's any asbestos in there somewhere? Most buildings of that age have it, to some degree. What a huge, huge place! Thanks for posting 👍
if there was asbestos in there it turned to dust blew away years ago or burned up in all the fires,main reason they didnt blowi t up didntt want those people breathing in anymore asbestos lead dust.
With today's regulations you just can't go in and start demolition. There are requirements to remove asbestos before any open air demolition is allowed. Asbestos is usually in pipe insulation, transite siding, and certain types of flooring. This all has to be removed first. Concrete has to be tested too as it could contain asbestos. There are procedures to dealing with concrete to minimize airborn particles. All potential sources of the material are clearly understood and nobody wants the liability of doing it incorrectly anymore.
The law requires asbestos to be remediated - manually removed by a qualified and licensed contractor while being monitored by an industrial hygienist - prior to structural demolition. The water spray is just to hold down the nuisance dust from the broken concrete and masonry.
And the room with all the boats in it. The room with all the decapitated toys in it. The ubiquitous tag and the sounds people shuffling through the building hidden aways back in the gloom. Back in the day it was a seriously weird place - even by Detroit's standards.
Back in 2014, Anthony Bourdain did an episode of his show in Detroit and he went to this building, couldn't believe how huge it was and the history of it. There was a guy actually living in part of it for a while at that point.
The Packard Motor Car Company built the Packard V-1650. That engine powered the P-51 Mustang and helped save Europe from the Nazi's. Sad to see the buildings torn down.
When they were built they built them for the ages !!! The amount of rebar in the concrete is amazing which is probably why demo takes so lomg . If you notice the demo crew is picking out the rebar for ercycling . What a shame this country has lost the manufactoring that made this country what it is .When you think how many families lived on the money they made there , the tax money lost , all those empty lots on the surrounding streets were houseing for the workers , all gone now , what a shame
This factory complex is too deteriorated and has been neglected for too long for any type of renovation and redevelopment. Plus the vastly huge size of the floor plates just makes reuse cost prohibitive. Trees growing in the roofs probably meant one thing, severe water damage over the years. All those roofs most likely leaked like sieves. Detroit will finally be permanently rid of this huge obsolete decayed eyesore which could greatly help the surrounding neighborhood.
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I know Detroit, I took my very first breath in the city. I was born and raised and our house is gone, along with over half of my old neighborhood at Chalmers and E Warren. I was speaking in general terms for the country, not just Detroit. There is a housing and apartment shortage in the nation.@@glock22357
@@glock22357 There's a shortage of affordable housing, as there is everywhere. Lots of boarded-up stuff, if you want to take a chance and pay any overdue taxes to the city.
@@michaelanthonyvideos We (starting with you) are talking about Detroit, not in generalities. And I'm going to correct you one more time; there is an AFFORDABLE housing shortage in this nation. And that's a different topic altogether. There is plenty of housing, it's just ridiculously expensive. Especially outside of big rathole cities like Detroit. I was a Westsider myself. Called Detroit home for years.
Should have let it stay, what are they gonna build there, its ghetto area anyway.. Parking spots for a million cars.. Just stupidy that humans have do destroy everything..
Gosh. It seems such an archaic way to demo such a big site; column by column, chunk by chunk. Time is money. Cool capture though ! I bet an fpv drone would have a blast flying through that maze of openness. cheers.🍁🤙
I know, it's ridiculous but there are occupied homes right across the street so that's probably why.
Not to mention the asbestos. They are trying to limit the asbestos getting into the environment while they tear this iconic building down
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Wow!! They're moving right along with the demolition of the Packard plant!! Out with the old and in with the new! I sincerely hope that this is the start of something good for this side of Detroit ❤
The city wants a new factory to be built on this property. Thank you for watching!
@@michaelanthonyvideos I hope so. I can't wait to see more videos on the Packard plant. I live an hour south of Detroit and this is close to my heart. I am so happy something is finally being done to revitalize Detroit! I look forward to more of your videos on the demolition of the Packard plant and the revitalization of Detroit. Thank you for sharing your videos!
Nice video! Cool to see the progress being made at the plant.
The city plans to have the whole thing demolished by the end of the year.
Some of the most beautiful and iconic automobiles were produced there. The final end of an era now replaced by noisy Dodge chargers driven by maniacs
Those drivers think the streets are their own racetracks. It’s absurd.
Oh yes these damn fools driving their noisy Dodge Chargers, revving the engine and than squealing the rear tires leaving a chunk of rubber on the pavement
@@michaelanthonyvideos Next they’ll be taking over the skies with DRONES! lol
I wonder how many people are still alive that worked there at one time? Been abandoned for almost 70 years.....
Probably not too many. A few people left comments that they had a family member that worked there though.
Was thinking while watching this, wonder if there's any asbestos in there somewhere? Most buildings of that age have it, to some degree. What a huge, huge place! Thanks for posting 👍
if there was asbestos in there it turned to dust blew away years ago or burned up in all the fires,main reason they didnt blowi t up didntt want those people breathing in anymore asbestos lead dust.
It probably does have asbestos and there's occupied houses right across the street.
With today's regulations you just can't go in and start demolition. There are requirements to remove asbestos before any open air demolition is allowed. Asbestos is usually in pipe insulation, transite siding, and certain types of flooring. This all has to be removed first. Concrete has to be tested too as it could contain asbestos. There are procedures to dealing with concrete to minimize airborn particles. All potential sources of the material are clearly understood and nobody wants the liability of doing it incorrectly anymore.
Yeah I bet it does that's why they were spraying water to keep the dust down
The law requires asbestos to be remediated - manually removed by a qualified and licensed contractor while being monitored by an industrial hygienist - prior to structural demolition. The water spray is just to hold down the nuisance dust from the broken concrete and masonry.
And the room with all the boats in it. The room with all the decapitated toys in it. The ubiquitous tag and the sounds people shuffling through the building hidden aways back in the gloom. Back in the day it was a seriously weird place - even by Detroit's standards.
And there were parties there as well.
Back in 2014, Anthony Bourdain did an episode of his show in Detroit and he went to this building, couldn't believe how huge it was and the history of it. There was a guy actually living in part of it for a while at that point.
I remember that episode but not the Packard Plant so I have to rewatch it. It was cool!@@blackmoom
@@michaelanthonyvideos It was very cool, Tony Bourdain was so amazing. He drank a Faygo red pop on camera, amongst other things. 😎
I just found a clip of it on CNN's TH-cam channel. I love Faygo red pop. Rock N Rye too.
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I saw a video last summer that showed most of the trees on the roof all leafed out. Nature reclaims everything eventually.
That was a video that I made. It's amazing to see tress grow on a roof with no soil.
Grand finale, excellent. I'm amazed how inefficient those small production spaces were back then.
Thanks for watching Rob!
You bet.
Inefficient?
How Many PT-Boats were in WWII? Each had 3, Packard v12's.
Oh they were quite efficient.
What were you expecting?
1942 ROBOTS?
It wasn’t easy. They really built those buildings to last back then.
They don't build things like they used to.
They don’t build homes like they used to either.
No that's for sure. There's not as much pride in the workmanship like there used to be.@@michellesimpsons356
End of a Era 😢
Beginning of a new one. Sad to see it go.
The Packard Motor Car Company built the Packard V-1650. That engine powered the P-51 Mustang and helped save Europe from the Nazi's. Sad to see the buildings torn down.
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Hard to believe 80 Building's for one car manufacturer ! That going to be tons of work ! 😊😊😊
It sure is hard to believe. Thanks for watching!
PT Boat engines were made there in WWII.
McHale's Navy.
Packard v12 powered.
When they were built they built them for the ages !!! The amount of rebar in the concrete is amazing which is probably why demo takes so lomg . If you notice the demo crew is picking out the rebar for ercycling . What a shame this country has lost the manufactoring that made this country what it is .When you think how many families lived on the money they made there , the tax money lost , all those empty lots on the surrounding streets were houseing for the workers , all gone now , what a shame
Yes it’s a shame. Meanwhile, the Big Three are building huge plants in Mexico.
@@michaelanthonyvideos yesb for sure , and not just Mexico , all that manufacting for the country gone !!!!
@@michaelanthonyvideos thanks to billy boy clinton and NAFTA. That’s what destroyed Detroit.
Only one demolition excavator on site? Seems like that will take forever.
Amazing how big this place was
I wonder how the debris is recycled. Steel embedded in concrete, what a mess.
I'm sure they're making a lot of money at the recycling centers.
They sort it out. The steel is worth a lot of money.
So sad, planned to visit it but a little late as it seems..
@@linus..1215 Part of the building has been saved for historical purposes.
This factory complex is too deteriorated and has been neglected for too long for any type of renovation and redevelopment. Plus the vastly huge size of the floor plates just makes reuse cost prohibitive. Trees growing in the roofs probably meant one thing, severe water damage over the years. All those roofs most likely leaked like sieves. Detroit will finally be permanently rid of this huge obsolete decayed eyesore which could greatly help the surrounding neighborhood.
And the entire building was stripped of all the copper.
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Removing history what they do best
Yeah is is sad to see it go but hopefully a new development will bring new jobs.
I was thinking they could have made places for people to live
I know ot would have cost a lot
There is a housing shortage...
@@michaelanthonyvideos There absolutely is NOT a housing shortage in Detroit. If you don't understand that, you don't know Detroit.
I know Detroit, I took my very first breath in the city. I was born and raised and our house is gone, along with over half of my old neighborhood at Chalmers and E Warren. I was speaking in general terms for the country, not just Detroit. There is a housing and apartment shortage in the nation.@@glock22357
@@glock22357 There's a shortage of affordable housing, as there is everywhere. Lots of boarded-up stuff, if you want to take a chance and pay any overdue taxes to the city.
@@michaelanthonyvideos We (starting with you) are talking about Detroit, not in generalities. And I'm going to correct you one more time; there is an AFFORDABLE housing shortage in this nation.
And that's a different topic altogether.
There is plenty of housing, it's just ridiculously expensive. Especially outside of big rathole cities like Detroit.
I was a Westsider myself. Called Detroit home for years.
get rid of the music . give us the real sounds of the demo.
Should have let it stay, what are they gonna build there, its ghetto area anyway.. Parking spots for a million cars.. Just stupidy that humans have do destroy everything..
@@linus..1215 the city’s plan is to bring in another manufacturer to build on that site.
Probably paid by the hour instead of the job.
Such a shame, I have so many good memories of that place when I worked there. Seems like yesterday.