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| Typical assembly floor |
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| Stair tower |
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| Top assembly floor |
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| Stair tower |
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| Top assembly floor |
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| Looking down on the Studebaker Administration Building |
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| Last assembly building and administration building flanking Lafayette Boulevard |
09 December 2013
Remembering Studebaker
It was on this day, December 9th, 50 years ago that South Bend was dealt a pretty tough blow. Studebaker announced that it would be closing its plant after a long history of production in the city from horse-drawn wagons to automobiles. That history has been extensively erased from the city's landscape, but two buildings serve as towering reminders of a past that put South Bend on the map. The following are photos I recently snapped from a tour of the last surviving assembly building on the city's near south side. Here's to hoping for better days again......
timely post, thanks!
ReplyDeleteMulti floor assembly,just one of many reasons StudEbaker closed
ReplyDeleteThank you for giving me a peek into the world where some of my family members worked for decades of their lives.
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