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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.freep.com/interactive/article/20121202/NEWS01/120823062/The-Packard-Plant-Then-now-interactive-comparison-photos">http://www.freep.com/interactive/article/20121202/NEWS01/120823062/The-Packard-Plant-Then-now-interactive-comparison-photos</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ok, it isn’t Corvair but it is amazingly cool to check out. The Packard Motor Car Company closed its doors in 1957, shutting down one of the largest auto factories in the US; it is located in Detroit, MI. It has been abandoned ever since and it is the largest abandoned property in the US. It has been stripped of metal, inhabited by squatters, and used as a dumping ground. The attached link is a photo essay was put together using original photos from when the factory was in operation and photos taken today from the same angle and location as the original. Move your mouse over the photos as you look at them and watch them fade back and forth from yesterday to today.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Dave<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>