- September 7, 2010 • 9:55 am PDT
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The designer John Szot has published an incredible gallery of photographs from the Packard Auto Plant, the Thornapple Valley Slaughterhouse, and other abandoned structures in Detroit.

The designer John Szot has published an incredible gallery of photographs from the Packard Auto Plant, the Thornapple Valley Slaughterhouse, and other abandoned structures in Detroit.
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