The Old Stutz Factory

Good, strong composition and exposure =)

Thanks Sami! :-)

Fabulous shot. Were you hand gliding?

lol

Thanks Jan! Yes ... trying out my new hoverboard! :-)

Great use for the old factory building. Lots of old factory buildings have found a new use here too.

It's in a prime location for reuse!

and a rooftop deck! thats awesome

One of several that I saw!

One of my favorite antique cars is the Stutz Bearcat, so this is really cool to see! When did the company go out of business?

Great capture in black and white, Norm!

Thanks Valerie! The original car company ceased production in 1935. The name was reincarnated in 1968 and produced cars through 1995.

I didn't realize they started up production with the name again at any time; interesting :-)

Great idea. Glad they didn't tear it down. Nice photograph.

It's a very popular venue downtown!

Thank goodness the factory still lives, after seeing the skeletons in Detroit!

The Stutz name should be resurrected, but with something decent, their re-birth in the 60's produced an abortion in my mind!

The difference between a Republican State and a Democratic State! The later car wasn't to my taste, but it was a favorite of Elvis! They hung a Ghia designed body on a Pontiac Gran Prix chassis.



The very first Blackhawk sold was purchased by Elvis Presley on October 9, 1970, for US$26,500. This was the second Blackhawk prototype, as built by Carrozzeria Padane (the first one, built by Ghia, was driven by James O'Donnell himself). Frank Sinatra had vied with Presley for the car. Sinatra was offered the second prototype on the condition that the distributor, Jules Meyers, could show the car at the L.A. auto show, and get publicity photos with Sinatra upon delivery. Sinatra declined, but Presley accepted and ended up with the car. Presley had it customized by George Barris after purchase. In January 1971, Presley had a mobile telephone installed for US$1,467.50. In July 1971, a hired driver destroyed the car. Distributor Jules Meyers offered US$1,000 for the wreck, but Presley declined and put the wrecked car in storage. It was only restored, with non-original parts, after his death and can now be seen at the Graceland museum. Presley bought at least three more Blackhawks and leased one other (he bought a black 1971 for himself and a white 1971 for his Las Vegas doctor, Elias Ghanem, and leased a white 1972 and a black 1973, his favorite Blackhawk, which he purchased at the end of the lease; this 1973 car is also on display at Graceland).[8][9]

Other famous owners included Dick Martin (1971), Lucille Ball (who got her 1971 Blackhawk as a gift from her husband Gary Morton with a dash plaque saying I Love Lucy - Gary), Sammy Davis Jr. (who owned two 1972, one for himself and one for his wife), Dean Martin (who owned three and crashed his 1972 Blackhawk with vanity plate DRUNKY), Robert Goulet (1972), Evel Knievel (1974), Wilson Pickett (1974), Luigi Colani (1974), Johnnie Taylor (1975), Johnny Cash (1975), Curt Jürgens (1977), Erik Estrada (1978), Larry Holmes (1982), as well as Jerry Lewis, Liberace, Willie Nelson, Lou Brock, Isaac Hayes, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Tom Jones, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Al Pacino, Wayne Newton, Barry White, and H.B. Halicki. The Shah of Iran reportedly owned twelve of them. Stutz collector Ken Ramsey owns at least ten Blackhawks.[10]

Nice shot and POV - good to see that the old buildings are preserved and get a new use!

Thanks Dida! :-) There are quite a few buildings in town which have been transformed. I just happened to be at this one Friday night.

A building full of artists? How wonderful!! Beautiful b/w, Norm.

Artists on nearly every type as well as storage for the auto collection of the building's owner.

Lovely POV on the shot Norm and one to immerse yourself in by viewing it full screen! :)

Thanks Paul! It's quite the view! :-)

nice PoV and looking great in mono

Many thanks Amaz! :-)

nice pov and works well in b/w

Many thanks Wierd! :-)

Fine BW

Many thanks Diederick!

B&W looks really good here! The big windows look perfect for artists' studios, glad to see the factory getting a second life.

Many thanks! :-)

It's a marvelous way to repurpose this building.

Thanks Esther! :-)

Das mag ich!

Many thanks Chrissy! :-)

Great find, good in B&W