313 Comments Posted by Andrew

David split.



lmfao

As someone previously stated, wood blocks (pecan?) were used on the floors because they absorbed oil and could be removed and replaced if needed.

Using a little bit of physics commonsense, it is safe to assume that there is a floor beneath the wood blocks. The blocks being torn up in this manner is probably due to someone pulling something up from the floor, such as a piece of wire, pipe or wood.

Oh, tap into your warped sense of humor... do it...

Maybe people were doing "Studebaker Plant Re-eanactions". It is surely the new rage, just like re-enacting wars and such. The stretcher is probably used by the re-enactors to carry someone who is portraying a worker crushed by a press as a fender was being made out of a piece of flat steel.

http://www.hubcapcafe....pages01/stud5004.htm

My favorite Studebaker, and probably a lot of other people's as well, is the Bullet Nose...

http://www.hubcapcafe....pages01/stud5003.htm

Assumptions... assumptions... assumptions. As has been stated numerous times, these buildings were used by other companies after Studebaker left. These files could be from any of those companies. My family owned a large five story warehouse not far from this plant and each floor of that warehouse had been used for a multitude of things over the years. On one floor, I recall it being converted to offices at some point and an insurance company left tons of papers and files behind. I used to dig around in the musty files and get the creeps. It just seems like so much busy work down the drain. Basically, for our lifetime, our information and related files are important. For the most part, all of that stuff is like dirt once we kick the bucket. Then, everything of materialistic and monetary importance is scraped up by the vultures (family and anyone else wanting a piece) and the rest is left like these files or dumped off at Goodwill or a garage sale. So tragic... boohoo...

You better hurry up and find someone to do that tour for you. They are quickly dying off in nursing homes. The grand opening for the new Studebaker Museum featured some of the dwindling number of people who used to work at the Studebaker plant back in the day. Just as this plant has slowly eroded away, so do the aging people who made and worked within it. Irony. The sad reality of our existence... as I often quote... everything is on its way to somewhere... myspace.com/andrewwalz

Ahhhh, take a deep breath... nothing like a fresh musty breath of lead paint, asbestos and mold spores... does the body good : )

It is an ugly and depressing place to drive past every day. I can say that much after growing up in the area.

SLS has my vote. He is the industrial relic mystery solver champion : )

Ah yes, the balconies. I do recall that Michelle and I used to frequent the one on the top right. You can probably find the candy wrappers all over the balcony. Then there was Becca on the balcony to the left. I never could use the same balcony as I changed girlfriends. Something about each one, I just could not ruin the memories by bringing in a new woman to a place shared with someone else. sigh

I found the information on your site stating that the plant is indeed in South Bend, Indiana. Thanks!

Ah, I found the writeup and answered my own question. Part of the Studebaker facility was torn down years ago and a nice modern jail was built on the location.

Oh hell, I am starting eBay auctions for these right now.