Recent River Rouge Plant Photos

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 08:02 am:

Here are a couple of recent photos of the Ford River Rouge Plant I found yesterday in a November 2010 issue of National Geographic, I thought might interest you. These were the only two photos and there was no article accompanying the photos.

What would cause such a, once, great factory, that was a totally self sufficient model of efficiency and industrial might, to descend into such a dismal state of disrepair? Would it not have been better to upgrade the facility as the years went by and continue operations instead of just moving out and allowing this to happen? Very sad and such a waste. Jim Patrick



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 09:01 am:

It's not the only place like that. The crumbling Packard plant is another sad Detroit relic. The Studebaker plant in South Bend is a similar depressing wreck.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John W. Oder - Houston, Texas on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:47 am:

The USA loves to eliminate industry, so we can have more useless dodos to be distracted by their latest gadgets.

Looks like another of Albert Kahn's marvels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kahn_%28architect%29

He did this one too - it was recently replaced by something completely useless - a Home Depot


http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/cincinnati-milacron-kearney-trecker-vn-usa- heavy-iron/usa-heavy-iron-disappearance-225278/?highlight=disappearance


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:17 pm:

Ford F150 trucks are currently made at the Rouge and Severstal Steel is using the Rouge Steel complex. I'm sure there are abandoned buildings, as pictured, but there is still much going on there.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:29 pm:

"The Russian firm Severstal bought Rouge Steel in 2004"

Welcome to the USA 'Comrade'. :-(


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:30 pm:

Dennis,

I hear ya, but at least they employ Americans and, hopefully, pay American taxes.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Miller, Mostly in Dearborn on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:30 pm:

There is an engine plant at the Rouge as well as several component manufacturing plants within the Rouge complex.

Today I am teaching a class in a complex that is near I-94 and the railroad tracks servicing the Rouge Plant. Judging from the amount of train horns I'm hearing and car haulers I'm seeing, the Rouge is alive and well.

Related to this, the Henry Ford offers tours of the Rouge Plant where you can see F-Series trucks being built and also travel up to the roof to see where the living roof is actually cleaning up the air and managing the rainfall at the plant.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bede Cordes, New Zealand on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 06:47 pm:

Jim, thanks for posting... I love industrial history and what i wouldnt give to explore that area of the rouge there or whats left of highland park. I wonder what role that stator lying there did, now ready for the scrap man to claim no doubt soon, going on the condition of the rest of the place... Looking forward to checking the links posted above when i get home tonight. Regards, Bede.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 07:09 pm:

A guy lives in the Packard plant


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