Hello and welcome back to a special program of As It Is ...a way for you to learn and improve your American English. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we take you to Detroit, Michigan, and visit what was once a large part of Americas industrial strength.
The Packard Plant was once the most modern automobile production center in the world. Now, the former factory buildings are in disrepair. And police and fire officials in Detroit say the factory grounds are a danger to the community.
Detroit is known as the Motor City. It is home to car makers Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. Before these businesses became world famous, the Packard Motor Car Company was the best known car maker in Detroit.
The Packard plant was known for its big, strong buildings. These structures were famous for their open spaces and use of sunlight. The Packard Plant influenced the design of factories around the world. But by , the Detroit Free Press was describing the Packard Plant as, big, ugly and dangerous.
Today visitors are not permitted inside the old buildings. Some structures are collapsing. Roads within the 18 hectare property are damaged. Industrial wreckage and waste cover the grounds. But after the city of Detroit seized the property many people wanted to buy the old Packard Plant. The city took control of the land because the owner had failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes.
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