Henry Ford’s Failed Town: Fordlândia
Henry Ford was a mastermind of efficiency. It wasn't so much what he invented, it was how he made things better. His successes in...
Soviet Automotive Junkyard Museum
It is interesting how much culture can affect the desirability of classic cars. In the United States the transition from the late 40’s to...
Largest Abandoned Factory in the World: The Packard Factory, Detroit
Packard was a premier nameplate in the United States, mentioned in the same breath as Duesenberg, Cadillac, Pierce-Arrow, and Lincoln. The crown jewel for...
Shipwrecked: MS World Discoverer Cruise Ship
Hidden in a remote bay of the Solomon Islands, the beached wreck of the German-built Liberian Cruise ship MS World Discoverer slowly rusts. Built...
Budget Cuts: Detroit Schools
Over the last decade attendance in the Detroit school system has experienced a 50% decline, dropping from over 170,000 students to just 83,000 enrolled....
St. Francis Dam: Worst U.S. Engineering Disaster of the 20th Century
The collapse of the St. Francis Dam in 1928 is one of the worst catastrophes of the twentieth century. Today it is an engineering...
