Vintage, early 20th century Singer sewing machine on display in the Lodge House at the Packard Proving Ground.Hilary Davis
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Small-Scale 20th Century Design: The Singer Sewing Machine

A different kind of 20th Century engineering! Exploring the Singer sewing machine.
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Check It Out: Continuing the PPG Library Project

Our holdings include a diverse array of print publications, newsletters, magazines, and Packard-original documents that we plan to preserve and protect for the long term.
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.
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Ice Cream Social

This part of the evening could be described as ‘Ask the Lady Who Lived Here’. Bobbie was thrilled to be back home.
Flowers on a desk
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Your Monday is My Friday

Congratulations to Caitlin & Sean who celebrated their wedding ceremony and reception at the PPG on Saturday, July 13, 2019!