I just drove by the Inland Plant north of Dayton, the entire building is gone. Another victim of cheap off shore labor.
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I just drove by the Inland Plant north of Dayton, the entire building is gone. Another victim of cheap off shore labor.
How many Inland plants were there during WW11? I always thought they were in Michigan...
It is sad to think of all the GM plants that have closed around Dayton and Cinncinati or for that matter all of Ohio.
The only WWII carbine plant still standing now is the National Postal Meter plant in Rochester NY.
Inland was in Dayton Ohio not Michigan, in the old Wright airplane plant is where they started. Saginaw Steering Gear was in Saginaw Mich, the Irwin Pederson plant was in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Both IBM Buildings where the carbines and BAR were built in Poughkeepsie NY , are still there. The remains of the firing range are still visable. Lumb Woodworking had a fire last month but only a portion of the building was damaged.
Interesting thanks for letting us know about the IBM plants. Any pics of them that you can share?
Paul, part of the Standard Products plant is still there. At least it was a month ago.
I was shown a picture by Mr. Ruth of the plant location and the only thing still there in Port Clinton is the railroad tracks. That is also some interesting info thanks Jimb.
I will get a picture next time I go by there providing the gates are not badge locked, I was laid off by IBM in 2002 and don't have access. The building down by the Hudson River is still there and I can get a photo of it, this was existing prior to IBM taking over Munitions Manufacturing Corp. Building # 2 where Carbine assy. was done and the firing range is there but surrounded by newer buildings and it might not be possible to photograph. Coincedentally, I ran into my friend Bob Lumb this past weekend at the Rhinebeck car swap meet, his dad ran Lumb Woodworking during WWII, his brothers still have a hand in it.
By the way, the Inland plant that produced carbines is on the near west side of Dayton, just off 3rd St. It is clearly visible from US Rt 35. It is still standing, by vacant.
May be a little off subjuct but , the way Mold shop/Dieshop/Fabshop are going, we will be lucky to be able to make a coat hanger in this county, I see my Carbines and i see skilled labor, Real good tool maker. just a shame that this type of work is held in hi prioity any more, i live near Detroit , you talk about factorys disapiring- this place is a gost town, from where shermans tanks once came from to small parts for our Carbines, it is a shame- just hope it dosen't come back to bit us in our A--. from some what disgruntaled Exmold maker/ dierepair on my 12 shop treading water. Roger
Back in the early 50's there was a factory in Sandusky Ohio called APEX. At that time they were making parts for the Browning air cooled machine gun. Both my Mother and Father worked there. Today most of the building is gone and what is left probably shouldn't be it is in such bad repair. In the early 80's the company I worked for rented space there and if you looked in all the nooks and crannies you could still find the occassional mg part.