Packard Proving Grounds Blog

black and white woods area where the rough roads paths were once located at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davi
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Serendipity – Part 7

At the end of the week, Ron wrote a comprehensive and glowing report on the PPG underscoring the historic importance of the whole site, not just the airplane hangar.
black and white image of the Carriage Garage building in terrible disrepair at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 6

The Section 106 review puts a halt to demolition while a site is being investigated. 
black and white photo taken in 1998 of the aviation hangar located in the center of the test track at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 5

The PPG property had been transferred to the Land Development division of Ford, which gave me a sense of foreboding.
bunches of fresh asparagusPackard Proving Grounds
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Shelby Farmers Market Opening Day 2020

May is a wonderful time of the year to enjoy the outdoors and eat the very first locally grown veggies!
black and white image of a roadway tunnel on the PPG testing propertyHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 4

We drove the test track many times over the next few years, dodging protruding rebar to avoid flattening a tire.
black and white photo of the Repair Garage Building in disrepair taken in 1998Hilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 3

This was to be the first in a long line of big and little disappointments during the early days of discovering the PPG.
Gate Lodge Garage in disrepair photo from 1998Hilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 2

He described the buildings to me, but when he got to the description of the lodge, I knew I had my mystery building.
1998 black and white image of a run down Lodge building at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 1

I thought there was a good chance that the mystery house on Van Dyke could be a country manor designed for some Packard exec by Kahn. So I started exploring.
brown folding chairs in Lodge Garage at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site
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Do we need to rent 2 sets of chairs for our wedding?

The simple answer is that yes you can choose to use the same chairs for both, BUT there are some things about this to consider.