Even though it managed to survive the Great Depression, Packard eventually disappeared in the 1950s, being unable to compete with Detroit giants like Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Following a merger with ...

Packards were the glamour cars of the early 20th century, but the brand’s memory suffered in recent years as the Packard plant ruins on East Grand Boulevard became a forlorn symbol of Detroit’s ...

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The Packard Plant on East Grand Boulevard has been a staple of Detroit's east side for more than a century, first as a hub for luxury car production and more recently as industrial ruins. Yet, after ...

History in books is important, but history in the form of relics makes those recitations of fact come alive. That’s ...