Packard Plant
Packard Plant – Trip 5
Several of these pictures were never published on my old site, so I figured I might as well make this a new post that is not back dated to a time close to where the pictures were originally posted. Packard Plant Trip 4 produced some fairly unremarkable night shots before we retired to The Pyramid…
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Packard Plant – Trip 3
I remember this as The Trip Where I Finally Got Up The Nerve To Bring My 5DMKII. I had been dancing around bringing my main camera to Detroit given the potential for theft, the potential for loss during inevitable partying, having to lug the heavy kit all over the city, etc. I scheduled all the…
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Packard Plant at Night – Trip 2
After my first trip to Detroit, it did not take long for me to return and the Packard plant was an inevitable stop on the tour. During my first trip, I had discovered the joy of roaming the plant at night in a small group. Minimal use of flashlights allowed us to sneak up on…
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Packard Plant – Trip 1
The Packard Plant. A Detroit legend. An Albert Khan masterpiece. The building that all of the news stories featured as emblematic of Detroit’s economic downfall. The Pack was also a legendary exploring destination. It was a 3.5 million square foot lawless demilitarized zone in the middle of one of Detroit’s less savory neighborhoods. I remember…
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