St. Louis Question
Burning Brakes
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From: Shelby Township Michigan
According to the Corvette Action Center:
December 1953: Corvette production moves from the Flint, Michigan assembly plant to a General Motors Assembly Division plant on Union boulevard, in St. Louis, Missouri.
December 1953: Corvette production moves from the Flint, Michigan assembly plant to a General Motors Assembly Division plant on Union boulevard, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Drifting
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It was at the corner of Natural Bridge Avenue and Union Blvd and was part of a larger GM complex there. I went there about 10 years ago and although you can still recognize parts of the other buildings from old pictures, don't think anything from the actual Corvette plant remains. Also don't remember seeing anything that looked like GM had any operations there at all, so think they may have sold all of the property and buildings, one of the buildings I think was a Smurfit-Stone plastics plant or warehouse.
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Nothing left of the Corvette plant from what I've heard
Nothing left of the Corvette plant from what I've heard
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The Corvette building is long gone, and the neighborhood at Union and Natural Bridge isn't great. During daylight hours, I wouldn't worry too much - I used to drive my 77 through there on the way to work fairly often if I-70 was backed up.
Burning Brakes
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What is really cool is that my 79 was made just 11.3 miles from my boyhood home in Webster Groves. I should see if I can find the actual build date and then try to figure out what I was doing that day. I was probably in 2nd grade... Cool!
Dad used to drive by that plant all the time way back when!
Dad used to drive by that plant all the time way back when!
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These pics have been around, but just in case you haven't seen them before, here's some inside shots. Scroll about 1/2 way down the page.
http://www.1970stingray.com/misc.htm
http://www.1970stingray.com/misc.htm
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From: Northeast Missouri
Thank you all for your answers. Now that the weather is decent here in northeast Mo, I've been thinking about taking a road trip to the site to celebrate my car's 30th birthday.
Regards,
John
Regards,
John
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I think the trip to the location of the old plant,whether it is there,or not is a GREAT idea!Take the camera.Wine,and dine your car,and take her down memory lane,and she will shine for you.
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Regards,
John
Burning Brakes
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You know....people other than ourselves would read a comment like your,and think that we are crazy.I have nonthing but respect,and appreciation for people like us that love these cars w/ sooooooo much passion.
I think the trip to the location of the old plant,whether it is there,or not is a GREAT idea!Take the camera.Wine,and dine your car,and take her down memory lane,and she will shine for you.
I think the trip to the location of the old plant,whether it is there,or not is a GREAT idea!Take the camera.Wine,and dine your car,and take her down memory lane,and she will shine for you.
