Packard: The Last Shift

Packard: The Last Shift

Actors:  Celeste Headlee, Philip Levine, Fernando Palazuelo Directors:  Brian Kaufman

The Packard Motor Car Company and its 5-million square foot plant became a symbol of the American Dream in the heart of the Motor City. Packard left town in 1954, but the plant still stands as a symbol of decay. The half-mile stretch of rubble and ruin tells a story of failed politics and criminal activity, of scrappers and arsonists who went to...