 
Jerome81
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Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 1467
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 8:04 pm: |    |
I know the DCX facility is a bit east, but what is the big complex right on the corner? Looks like a huge, old factory of some sort. What is the history? This is not part of Lynch Road/Detroit Axle is it? |
Bussey
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Username: Bussey
Post Number: 527
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 8:21 pm: | |
Is that the new Family Dollar warehouse? |
Mikem
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Username: Mikem
Post Number: 3346
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:48 pm: | |
The old Plymouth Lynch Road assembly plant - largest assembly plant in the world at the time. |
Jerome81
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Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 1468
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:07 am: | |
I thought Lynch was down the street a bit to the east? The current detroit axle plant?
Or was the axle plant always there and the lynch assembly closed? |
Mikem
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Username: Mikem
Post Number: 3349
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:13 am: | |
To the east on Lynch is Detroit Axle, previously known as Eldon Avenue Axle. Eldon is much older than Lynch Rd (1917 vs 1932). |
Jerome81
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Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 1469
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:18 am: | |
So the one right on the corner of Mt.Elliot and Lynch is the old assembly?
Is it being used today?
Funny the oldest building is the one they're still using to build car parts today while lynch is empty.
Oh, and why are they allowed to "abandon" property? Shouldn't DCX have to put the site back to its original standing if the building is vacant? |
Jerome81
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Username: Jerome81
Post Number: 1470
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:27 am: | |
Oh, and what is the shipping company on the corner of French and Lynch.
Strange thing there are what appear to be a large manufacturing complex and a large shipping complex, yet the neighborhood is absolutely dead. |
Mikem
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Username: Mikem
Post Number: 3350
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:32 am: | |
Yes, the southeast corner. There is more information on pages 2 & 4 of the Old Car Factory thread in the HOF section:
I think the building is owned by the city and has been subdivided into sections for basically warehouse purposes, as is the Huber Avenue Foundry. Eldon was built to build artillery during World War I, but has since been upgraded and expanded for the axle assembly function. |
Mikem
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Username: Mikem
Post Number: 3351
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:35 am: | |
By shipping company, are you referring to the DCX transport fleet based there? For quite some time Chrysler has used that spot as a staging area for it's transport fleet. |
Psip
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Username: Psip
Post Number: 1915
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 1:31 am: | |
Part of the Lynch road plant is now used as the warehouse of the Parade Company. All of the floats are stored and made there. |