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Transformers 3 Filming At Abandoned Detroit Auto Plant

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Transformers 3 has taken up residence at Detroit's old Packard Plant, a return to the city so prominently featured in the series' first installment. Stationed outside the abandoned behemoth are giant guns, plane wreckage and phony jet engines. More »

Dang Detroit Kids Push Abandoned Dump Truck Out Packard Plant Window

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

Remember the dump truck hanging out the side of the Packard Plant in our Feral Factories of Detroit story? Well, some kids decided it was time to push it over the edge. Check out the crashing-to-Earth result below. More »

Abandoned Detroit Packard Auto Plant Catches Fire

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Detroit's Packard Plant once built the finest automobiles in the world. It's been vacant for years. This spring, the security guards were finally pulled and as expected, looters pillaged it. Now the arsonists have moved in. Gallery below. More »