tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post6243275683343567277..comments2023-11-24T07:31:06.204-08:00Comments on nailhed: Fisher Body Plant 21, Part B: "Rekall"nailhedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339834717269186348noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-70254057563866504772018-01-18T16:31:50.170-08:002018-01-18T16:31:50.170-08:00The "former glory" I was referring to by...The "former glory" I was referring to by no means rules out current "glory;" I was referring to postwar industrial prowess, which is now unquestionably lesser than what it was...hence why I used that phrase in relation to specifically "the Motor City," and not "Detroit." Also, use of the word "glory" here is hardly in fetishization of a certain nailhedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339834717269186348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-39189170478941793472018-01-17T08:18:43.825-08:002018-01-17T08:18:43.825-08:00The "former glory" narrative nonsense is...The "former glory" narrative nonsense is irritating. Detroit has current glory and that can't be taken away. <br /><br />I'm also laughing at "economic collapse" since that's not what happened to american cities at all, including Detroit, more like suburban sprawl. US cities need greenbelts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-67791128643074621782018-01-16T21:27:12.073-08:002018-01-16T21:27:12.073-08:00It is very symbolic to me, the relationship betwee...It is very symbolic to me, the relationship between Detroit and Berlin. Detroit Manufacturing and many of the now vacant plants once produced the material needed to nearly reduce Berlin to rubble. Now Detroit has shared the same fate Berlin once did, mirroring the grit and destruction.<br /><br />If anyone on this planet has experience in turning things around, it is the citizens of Berlin. They Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956163889511296933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-21504781998060736872018-01-15T03:45:04.080-08:002018-01-15T03:45:04.080-08:00
n organised repurposing of sites like this would ...<br />n organised repurposing of sites like this would be a boom to the economy.If people were allowed to recondition and resell materials instead of dumping them into a landfill,they could give a portion of the proceeds into a techno club/restaurant in part of the building.A win/win situation is possible.RaumVogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309480525448074828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-36914305699034888022018-01-14T11:15:36.118-08:002018-01-14T11:15:36.118-08:00Ha, no, the almost-fight you're referring to w...Ha, no, the almost-fight you're referring to was over something unrelated.<br /><br />I've only been in the Pontiac West Assembly Plant: http://www.nailhed.com/2014/04/no-more-trucking-for-pontiac-west.htmlnailhedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339834717269186348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-89320049061950114012018-01-14T11:02:55.318-08:002018-01-14T11:02:55.318-08:00I honestly can't imagine what there is fight o...I honestly can't imagine what there is fight over. Is there not enough exploring to go around? Is there staking out of territory? <br /><br />Do you have anything on the Fisher Body Plant that was in Pontiac? My grandfather retired from there in the late 70s, and his and my grandma's house was across the street on the west side of the plant. I remember visiting them in the 80s when the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-23486174318768421882018-01-14T06:05:36.799-08:002018-01-14T06:05:36.799-08:00Brings back great memories of walking the parts, t...Brings back great memories of walking the parts, then bodies, from the top floor of Buick City in Flint down to "body drop" not long before it was abandoned. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com