Chapter 4-4

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MCI Tower Area

To find out more about the environment at this specific site, go to the 2008 Environmental Site Report.

 
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Former Paint Mix Area

In 1980 a fire erupted from the paint shop, requiring over 300 firefighters to put out (UD Review, 2008; ATC Associates, Inc., 2008). As a result, Chrysler transitioned to less volatile paints, beginning a trend in the car industry that has become commonplace today (UD Review, 2009). To find out more about the environment at this site, go to the 2008 Environmental Site Report.
 

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Chrysler Assembly Plant before demolition, spring 2010.
Photo courtesy of Alex Driskill, student in Veness' Geography 445 class.

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DECOMMISSION and DEMOLITION SCHEDULE, 2010
 
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University of Delaware

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Across the U.S. dozens of automobile assembly plants have been closed in the last two decades.  The process of taking them apart, cleaning up the site, and preparing the site for future redevelopment is complicated and costly.
 
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