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 PowerHouse building in disrepair taken in 1998 at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic SiteHilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 9

It was easier and more profitable to sell land scraped clean of obsolete and decrepit buildings.
black and white image of the entrance gate at the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site in 1998Hilary Davis
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Serendipity – Part 8

We went to the township government officials to see if they could acquire the property in order to make it a local historic attraction.
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 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

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.