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Kenosha Chrysler Plant
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One of a group of photographs taken to document the appearance of the Chrysler Corporation plant in Kenosha in 1989. This view is looking east from the intersection of 52nd St. (Highway 158) and 30th Ave. Visible in the left background is the 52nd Street overpass, painted with the word CHRYSLER in block letters. The factory, which was then the oldest automobile plant in the nation, was built in 1917 by the Nash Motors Company. It was operated by Nash's successor, the American Motors Corporation, which Chrysler acquired in 1987. Chrysler ended vehicle production in Kenosha at the end of 1988, but continued to manufacture engines for Chrysler vehicles worldwide in this facility until October 2010. This plant was demolished between December 2012 and April 2013.
April 29, 1989
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