Packard Automotive Plant

Packard Automotive Plant
The Packard Plant's administrative building during the addition of two floors circa 1911
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General information
StatusClosed, Renovations Halted in October of 2020. Demolition began in October 2022, and second round began in January of 2023. Demolition halted in April 2023, has since resumed and is ongoing.
TypeAutomobile factory
LocationDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates42°22′46.62″N 83°1′44.14″W / 42.3796167°N 83.0289278°W / 42.3796167; -83.0289278
Construction started1903
Completed1911
Technical details
Floor area3,500,000 sq ft (330,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Albert Kahn

The Packard Automotive Plant was an automobile-manufacturing factory in Detroit, Michigan, where luxury cars were made by the Packard Motor Car Company and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Demolition began on building 21 on October 27, 2022, and a second round of demolition began on building 28 on January 24, 2023, which was wrapped up by April 1, however all demolition efforts by the City of Detroit halted, which stopped finishing demolition work of building 21. The Packard Plant currently sits empty and partially demolished, with many parcels still remaining.