{"id":9282,"date":"2012-12-11T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=9282"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:16","slug":"urban-planet-detroits-packard-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/12\/11\/urban-planet-detroits-packard-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Detroit&#8217;s Packard plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"omnitureAccountID=gpaper204,gntbcstglobal&amp;pageContentCategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;pageContentSubcategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;marketName=Detroit:freep&amp;revSciSeg=&amp;revSciZip=&amp;revSciAge=&amp;revSciGender=&amp;division=newspaper&amp;SSTSCode=video\/news&amp;videoId=2003420229001&amp;playerID=1659454159001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACEbKtKE~,hMlwOmT8XTDrtff1uzYD3M5bENmR4RfZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"omnitureAccountID=gpaper204,gntbcstglobal&amp;pageContentCategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;pageContentSubcategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;marketName=Detroit:freep&amp;revSciSeg=&amp;revSciZip=&amp;revSciAge=&amp;revSciGender=&amp;division=newspaper&amp;SSTSCode=video\/news&amp;videoId=2003420229001&amp;playerID=1659454159001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACEbKtKE~,hMlwOmT8XTDrtff1uzYD3M5bENmR4RfZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"swliveconnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"pluginspage\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" \/><embed id=\"flashObj\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" flashVars=\"omnitureAccountID=gpaper204,gntbcstglobal&amp;pageContentCategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;pageContentSubcategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;marketName=Detroit:freep&amp;revSciSeg=&amp;revSciZip=&amp;revSciAge=&amp;revSciGender=&amp;division=newspaper&amp;SSTSCode=video\/news&amp;videoId=2003420229001&amp;playerID=1659454159001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACEbKtKE~,hMlwOmT8XTDrtff1uzYD3M5bENmR4RfZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"omnitureAccountID=gpaper204,gntbcstglobal&amp;pageContentCategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;pageContentSubcategory=VIDEONETWORK&amp;marketName=Detroit:freep&amp;revSciSeg=&amp;revSciZip=&amp;revSciAge=&amp;revSciGender=&amp;division=newspaper&amp;SSTSCode=video\/news&amp;videoId=2003420229001&amp;playerID=1659454159001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAACEbKtKE~,hMlwOmT8XTDrtff1uzYD3M5bENmR4RfZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" swliveconnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video tells the story of Detroit&#8217;s Packard plant. The hundred-year-old building once produced luxury vehicles, but now it sits crumbling, emblematic of America&#8217;s rust belt. In this poetic look back on a time of prosperity lost, through haunting visuals of crumbling brickwork, we are reminded of how fragile our cities are.<\/p>\n<p>Video via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/videonetwork\/2003420229001\/Packard-plant?goback=.gde_75711_member_191830932\">BRIAN KAUFMAN\/Detroit Free Press<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to <\/em><a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\"><em>urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video tells the story of Detroit&#8217;s Packard plant. The hundred-year-old building once produced luxury vehicles, but now it sits crumbling, emblematic of America&#8217;s rust belt. In this poetic look back on a time of prosperity lost, through haunting visuals of crumbling brickwork, we are reminded of how fragile our cities are. 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