Detroit doesn’t let its legacy fade quietly. Plans to transform the city’s iconic Packard Automotive Plant into a sprawling cultural hub have hit a wall. Anchored by the long-awaited Museum of Detroit Electronic Music (MODEM), it was going to revitalise the city. But if you thought that meant the end of the project, think again.
The collapse of the $50 million “Packard Park” redevelopment deal has left a massive void in Detroit’s East Side vision. Once positioned as the beating heart of the project, MODEM now finds itself untethered from the very site that symbolized the raw, industrial energy of the city’s…
