Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the 40 acre Packard Motor Car manufacturing complex was built in 1907 as the first concrete plant in the world. Packard manufactured luxury vehicles as well as Rolls-Royce Merlin engines (used in WWII fighters) in the growing complex (eventually 74 buildings covering 80 acres) until it merged with Studebaker in 1956 and left the plant behind.
It has since been abandoned, but has not gone entirely unused.
Seen as an elite rave venue in the 80's and early 90's, the Packard helped grow Detroit's still thriving techno scene.
Structural decay and heightened security has left the complex more lonely in recent years, but it remains a high-priority destination for serious graffiti artists and willing urban explorers.
We came across it by chance and were completely blown away by the place.
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