@Dogapsa You dont know what the fuck your talking about. GM was booming in the late 70's Fisher Body had Plants everywhere. I worked at there Stamping Plant in Pittburgh.
Something that really pisses me off about these abandoned factories is how the owners just went broke and left them for someone else to worry about cleaning up. I work in the mining industry and we have to reclaim all the land we use, we must have a trust account to pay for mine site and clean up when we shut down the mine or part of it. It is called the mining reclaimation act. The governement should make all industry follow this standard.
@riverlifeva you obviously have no clue how the mining industry works, so I won't even attempt an intelligent response to childish comment. Douchebag fuckstick!
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers.
what a sad sad sad thing this is the usa job market tons of empty warehouses factorys ect.i guess this is what happens when your goverment lets companys go to china and pay workers 5cents a day...................so if i owned a business i guess i would go to china too!!!!!!!!
alot of people in america and all over the world are saying to themselves man the cars that came out flint michigan there are worth alot money no its more than money its pride!!! and these cars were made to last forever and be restored over and over again for generations to come its so amazing when 1992 hit the last full size full frame fisher body cadillac was made everyone started saving all the old cars from 92 and back people had known it was all over for the gems that were made of back then
Well, NAFTA sure did not help. Union abuse had a role in it as some workers did not take pride in their jobs and cheaper materials went into making cars more unreliable and disposable. I am not against unions per se, but I am against paying people a ton of money and benefits for producing inferior products. This leads to less demand and collapse of industry as well.
@wauquelin Yes, NAFTA has a hand in what is going on, but the unions had alot to do with this also. Unions don't promote productivity, they promote a "me first" attitude. But there are alot of other factors that went into this mess. Like the old saying goes, "what goes up must come down" and the old giants of the American auto industry are coming down fast.
True. My so called father worked for GM and had a 20+ per hour job, a fortune in the 80's, first on the assembly line and as a janitor thereafter. Real brainer work. He would punch in, go home on 4 hour breaks and have someone punch him out as if he were there for 8 hours. He would also play pinochle at work after he mopped his floor or two. Who wants to pay someone that much money to abuse the system like this? Degreed people with training often don't see this type of salary and benefits.
This is the result of rich Republicans wanting to make more money and bust the unions. This country must be broke to satisfythe rich so they can have complete control
"If you think foreign cars are so great why don't you move there?" How funny. The foreign cars have more parts made here than the Big 3 do you bafoon. All the Big 3 did with the money they made off from us was use it to start manufacturing overseas. At least the "foreign" makers have invested in our country instead of trying to flee from it and screw everyone they can.
Blame it on The Unions, State & The city of Detroit. Also throw in American cars just are not made very good these days. I own a 94' Toyota, a 82' Cadillac & a 97' Yukon. Guess which one is ready for the junk yard?
I'd rather have some Japanese guy get the money. all us Americans do is waste ours on dumb shit. the guys over there are probably investing it in technologies to improve our world instead of buying gold shower heads and 20" rims for their cars.
Flint, Michigan. My Dad retired from this Plant. He was proud of his job and his country. Still is. Some of these comments are very sad. Sometimes people's words do more damage than anything else.
Hey....i used to drink beer with a couple of the old sitdown strikers at the fenton rd tavern. Im sure they are all dead by now.Very interesting part of American Labor history
The video actually shows the old Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit. It made Cadillac limousine bodies. GM sold it to Carter Color, and it closed circa the early '90s.
Fisher 1 in Flint closed in Dec. 1987. Some buildings were saved, gutted and converted into the Great Lakes Technology Centre.
Fisher 2 in Flint was first on Chevrolet Ave. After WWII it became Chevy Plant 2A, and a new Fisher 2 was built on Van Slyke Rd, under the same roof as the new Chevy assembly plant. It's still in use.
At 1:12 you can see the wood floor coming up from the moisture...Its a damn shame they havent done anything with that building. Looks like the copper thieves have raided the building also.
@rustyfender Yes, it was called "Fisher Body" and my Father worked there until they knocked it down, they did the paint and body on the GM cars there.
Flint is located 1 hour north of Detroit. Fisher Body Plant #1 was the location of the historic Sit down stike of 1936-37 The Detroit News
The most important strike in American labor history, historians agree, began at the end of 1936. The feisty young United Auto Workers launched the first of a series of sit-down strikes against General Motors at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint. The plant officially closed November 3, 2002
Ehh that's only part true. The Fisher Plant 1 & 2 were part of the same complex... opened in 1924. The plant closed in the middle 80's and in 1988 it was turned into an office complex. (part of the original plant remains including the roof and basement) It is now home to GM SPO (Service PArts operations) I worked there this summer. Awesome place.. Lots of history!
body by fisher was world's largest manufacturing companies in 1919 and 1926..
but today? 0
postmann1000 7 months ago
@Dogapsa You dont know what the fuck your talking about. GM was booming in the late 70's Fisher Body had Plants everywhere. I worked at there Stamping Plant in Pittburgh.
woodybytheyough 9 months ago
so why did they go down? i drove by this today lol
xXxriichxXx 11 months ago
Something that really pisses me off about these abandoned factories is how the owners just went broke and left them for someone else to worry about cleaning up. I work in the mining industry and we have to reclaim all the land we use, we must have a trust account to pay for mine site and clean up when we shut down the mine or part of it. It is called the mining reclaimation act. The governement should make all industry follow this standard.
TheChuck624 11 months ago
@TheChuck624 shut the fuck up ,a car factory doesn't make the same mess you do!!!
riverlifeva 10 months ago
@riverlifeva you obviously have no clue how the mining industry works, so I won't even attempt an intelligent response to childish comment. Douchebag fuckstick!
TheChuck624 10 months ago
whatta fuckin mess.....humans are fuckin pigs
TheGreasepit 1 year ago
Looks like someone tried to start a fire there
datasurferable 1 year ago
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
limitedjuju 1 year ago
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
limitedjuju 1 year ago
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers. This plant is in the northwest corner of I75 and I94 interchange.
limitedjuju 1 year ago
I worked there in the 70's. Cadillac Limosines were made there at one time along with leather interior trim and large copper weld guns. This plant closed in 1983 and most of the worked transferred to Mansfield Ohio. I have very good memories of the time I spent there it was a great place to work and many talented skilled workers.
limitedjuju 1 year ago
my 21 year old cadillac was born there damn cryin shame i think it should be preserved
89cadillacfleetwood 1 year ago
i found a steel plate in my el camino to tink this is were it all came from and now look at it its a cryin shame
cleveland14 1 year ago
This place looks great! i want to go visit
vwgti101 1 year ago
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when is kill a C.E.O. day again?
itsme48423 1 year ago
what a sad sad sad thing this is the usa job market tons of empty warehouses factorys ect.i guess this is what happens when your goverment lets companys go to china and pay workers 5cents a day...................so if i owned a business i guess i would go to china too!!!!!!!!
itsme48423 1 year ago
If the walls could talk
1967mustanggta 1 year ago 2
alot of people in america and all over the world are saying to themselves man the cars that came out flint michigan there are worth alot money no its more than money its pride!!! and these cars were made to last forever and be restored over and over again for generations to come its so amazing when 1992 hit the last full size full frame fisher body cadillac was made everyone started saving all the old cars from 92 and back people had known it was all over for the gems that were made of back then
midnitesquirldog 2 years ago
The Fisher Plant, and the auto industry in Detroit both went down hill years before NAFTA
yrvelouria 2 years ago
Well, NAFTA sure did not help. Union abuse had a role in it as some workers did not take pride in their jobs and cheaper materials went into making cars more unreliable and disposable. I am not against unions per se, but I am against paying people a ton of money and benefits for producing inferior products. This leads to less demand and collapse of industry as well.
wauquelin 2 years ago
NAFTA began the downward spiral of the auto industry, which was the backbone of Detroit. No other industry has been able to replace it.
wauquelin 2 years ago
@wauquelin Yes, NAFTA has a hand in what is going on, but the unions had alot to do with this also. Unions don't promote productivity, they promote a "me first" attitude. But there are alot of other factors that went into this mess. Like the old saying goes, "what goes up must come down" and the old giants of the American auto industry are coming down fast.
cockyhemi 2 years ago
True. My so called father worked for GM and had a 20+ per hour job, a fortune in the 80's, first on the assembly line and as a janitor thereafter. Real brainer work. He would punch in, go home on 4 hour breaks and have someone punch him out as if he were there for 8 hours. He would also play pinochle at work after he mopped his floor or two. Who wants to pay someone that much money to abuse the system like this? Degreed people with training often don't see this type of salary and benefits.
wauquelin 2 years ago
@wauquelin
when i was seeing how much some of the GM people made, i said, i should have not went to college.
40-50 bucks for assembly line work.
I'm curious on what the engineers would make.
taledarkside 2 years ago
no its a result of unions and democrats driving up the cost of labor and raising taxes to the point it is bankrupting American business.
comanderfritz 2 years ago
This is the result of rich Republicans wanting to make more money and bust the unions. This country must be broke to satisfythe rich so they can have complete control
studape 2 years ago
"If you think foreign cars are so great why don't you move there?" How funny. The foreign cars have more parts made here than the Big 3 do you bafoon. All the Big 3 did with the money they made off from us was use it to start manufacturing overseas. At least the "foreign" makers have invested in our country instead of trying to flee from it and screw everyone they can.
wingnut9090 2 years ago
Blame it on The Unions, State & The city of Detroit. Also throw in American cars just are not made very good these days. I own a 94' Toyota, a 82' Cadillac & a 97' Yukon. Guess which one is ready for the junk yard?
puck30 2 years ago
When all the manufacturing left, blame it on the unions or government, that was the first nail in the USA's coffin.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
if you think these foeign cars are so great why don't you people go live over there and get the hell out of this country,
Mr1979pontiac 2 years ago 3
@Mr1979pontiac Toyotas are made in America by Americans. GM and Fords are mostly made in Mexico. which car sounds more foreign to you?
pillarsofserpents 2 years ago
@pillarsofserpents
thats not true
Ford still makes cars in the states. They just increased production in Illinois.
taledarkside 2 years ago
I know they do. But not nearly as many Fords are made in the US as they used to be 30 years ago. That's why I said "MOSTLY in Mexico."
pillarsofserpents 2 years ago
Yes but Toyota is not American owned.
82Hellbilly 2 years ago
Okay, so the company's final profits end up in the hands of a rich Japanese guy instead of a rich American guy. Does it really matter?
pillarsofserpents 2 years ago
To me it does! Too bad not enough American people care where our money goes.
82Hellbilly 2 years ago
I'd rather have some Japanese guy get the money. all us Americans do is waste ours on dumb shit. the guys over there are probably investing it in technologies to improve our world instead of buying gold shower heads and 20" rims for their cars.
pillarsofserpents 2 years ago
Then get the fuck out of our country traitor!
82Hellbilly 2 years ago
grow up
pillarsofserpents 2 years ago
No!
82Hellbilly 2 years ago
It is so sad to see the old days gone for good..... :(
mongo5888 2 years ago 6
What town if this old plant in?
widetrackcat 2 years ago
Flint, Michigan. My Dad retired from this Plant. He was proud of his job and his country. Still is. Some of these comments are very sad. Sometimes people's words do more damage than anything else.
Marmaduke48 2 years ago 12
@Marmaduke48 :The vast amount of negative comments can be attributed to unvarnished jealousy, 'Duke'.
TralfazConstruction 1 year ago
any video of all the stolen-abandoned cars there?
vwgti101 2 years ago
Indeed, its sad what the American corporate landscape looks like today.
ThunderAppeal 3 years ago
Hey....i used to drink beer with a couple of the old sitdown strikers at the fenton rd tavern. Im sure they are all dead by now.Very interesting part of American Labor history
Gunnarsguns 3 years ago
The video actually shows the old Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit. It made Cadillac limousine bodies. GM sold it to Carter Color, and it closed circa the early '90s.
Fisher 1 in Flint closed in Dec. 1987. Some buildings were saved, gutted and converted into the Great Lakes Technology Centre.
Fisher 2 in Flint was first on Chevrolet Ave. After WWII it became Chevy Plant 2A, and a new Fisher 2 was built on Van Slyke Rd, under the same roof as the new Chevy assembly plant. It's still in use.
Burnsie5627 3 years ago
The original, Chevrolet Ave. Fisher 2 in Flint was torn down circa 1995. Its last incarnation was AC Rochester Plant 2A.
Burnsie5627 3 years ago
At 1:12 you can see the wood floor coming up from the moisture...Its a damn shame they havent done anything with that building. Looks like the copper thieves have raided the building also.
caldm 3 years ago
what did they do or make there at the plant?
nice work btw 5.5
rustyfender 3 years ago
this was a GM car body factory, and later a car paint factory, i believe
yrvelouria 3 years ago
@rustyfender Yes, it was called "Fisher Body" and my Father worked there until they knocked it down, they did the paint and body on the GM cars there.
BaileysMama09 1 year ago
where in flint is this located?
automan88 3 years ago
this is in detroit, near I94 and the lodge
yrvelouria 3 years ago
Flint is located 1 hour north of Detroit. Fisher Body Plant #1 was the location of the historic Sit down stike of 1936-37 The Detroit News
The most important strike in American labor history, historians agree, began at the end of 1936. The feisty young United Auto Workers launched the first of a series of sit-down strikes against General Motors at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint. The plant officially closed November 3, 2002
GoldenTrucking 3 years ago
Ehh that's only part true. The Fisher Plant 1 & 2 were part of the same complex... opened in 1924. The plant closed in the middle 80's and in 1988 it was turned into an office complex. (part of the original plant remains including the roof and basement) It is now home to GM SPO (Service PArts operations) I worked there this summer. Awesome place.. Lots of history!
automan88 3 years ago
@automan88
Fisher Body WAS located at Saginaw and Hemphill before they knocked it down.
BaileysMama09 1 year ago
It's sad and hard to believe that my two cutlasses and firebirds came from there.....I just wish people didn't have to do all that graffiti.
fordtruckman80 3 years ago
u lucky sob, i wanna go
billstickly1 3 years ago
did you guts see the motorhome downstairs?
vwgti101 4 years ago
looks like my last mess in my first Apartment! HE!
ruinswalker 4 years ago