13 December 2008

the auto industry

the original 1914 ford assembly plant is still there on ponce, but ford closed the 1947 plant in hapeville in 2006 and sold it to developers who are knocking it down---gm closed their doraville plant two months ago, leaving another big-ass site to be redeveloped----maybe it will be something better than airport parking

HAPEVILLE, Ga., June 12, 2008 – Ford Motor Company today announced the sale of the Atlanta Assembly Plant property in Hapeville, Ga., to Jacoby Development Inc.

Jacoby will redevelop the 122-acre site adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport into an “aerotropolis” – an aviation-intensive business district that is expected to include office, retail, restaurant, hotel and airport parking.

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