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AT AN OLD FACTORY IN
DAYTON...AND NEW JOBS COULD BE
ON THE HORIZON. GOOD
EVENING, I'M KATIE USSIN.
AND I'M MARK ALLAN. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE FORMER
DELPHI PLANT THAT'S BEEN
CLOSED FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS.
SOME 33-THOUSAND OF US DRIVE
PAST THE HOME AVENUE PLANT
DAILY ON U-S 35. THE NEW
PLANS DON'T JUST INCLUDE
DEMOLITION.. ITS ALSO ABOUT
PRESERVING DAYTON HISTORY.
JORDAN BURGESS EXPLAINS WHAT
NEXT FOR THIS 54-ACRE SITE IN
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IT CAN BE HARD TO GO BY
THAT PLANT NOW AND KNOW THAT
THOUSANDS USED TO WORK THERE.
BUT THESE PLANS ARE A START
TO SEE THAT THE PROPERTY
PRODUCES MORE THAN JUST SIGHS.
WHEN ADRIAN BURKE STEPS OFF
HIS PORCH EACH MORNING..THIS
IS THE SIGHT THAT GREETS HIM.
A ONCE PROUD PLANT THAT NOW
IS HOME TO MORE CATS THAN
PEOPLE. IT'S A BAD SIGHT TO
SEE BECAUSE IT'S RUSTED DOWN.
BUT DAYTON HAS A PLAN TO
SHAKE OFF THAT RUST. CITY
COMMISSIONERS APPROVED USING 3
MILLION DOLLARS IN CLEAN OHIO
FUNDS TODAY TO TURN THE OLD
DELPHI HOME AVENUE PLANT INTO
SOMETHING WHERE THE JOBS COULD
GROW LIKE THE WEEDS DO NOW.
GETTING RID OF THE BLIGHT
WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THE OVERALL MORALE OF THAT
AREA OF TOWN. WE GOT AN
INSIDE LOOK AT THE PLANT THAT
ONCE WAS HOME TO THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS. THE BUILDINGS HERE
WILL EITHER BE TORN DOWN OR
FIXED UP. ALREADY TWO AREA
COMPANIES HAVE SHOWN INTEREST
IN THE SITE AND WOULD BRING
WITH THEM 100 JOBS. BUT
DEVELOPERS HOPE ONCE THE AREA
IS CLEAR...OTHERS WILL ALSO
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. IT'S A
VERY GOOD LOCATION. CLOSE TO
I-75. ACCESS TO 35. THERE'LL
BE LOTS OF LAND. THE SITE
HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
PRODUCING GREAT THINGS. IT WAS
FIRST HOME TO THE WRIGHT
BROTHERS AIRPLANE FACTORY.
THE BUILDINGS THEY USED ARE
STILL THERE AND WILL LIKELY BE
TURNED INTO ATTRACTIONS BY THE
NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE
ALLIANCE. CERTAINLY THE
HISTORIC PART OF THE WRIGHT
FACTORY IS BIG. AVIATION AND
DAYTON ARE SYNONAMOUS.
BUT THE PLANT WITH SO MUCH
HISTORY NOW HAS A SHOT AT A
FUTURE. ADRIAN HOPES THAT
ONE DAY WHEN HE LOOKS OUT FROM
HIS PORCH THE SUN WON'T BE THE
ONLY THING RISING. IF THEY
WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY
COULD PUT SOME NEW JOBS IN
THERE.
I'M TOLD DEMOLITION IS
SUPPOSED TO START IN JANUARY
AND HAVE IT FINISHED IN A YEAR.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR YOU AS
THEY HAPPEN. REPORTING
LIVE..JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.