A Michigan Legacy on the Chopping Block: AP Reports that Rosie's Plant is Days Away from Demolition
Update: Rosie's plant is saved! Fundraisers report that a last-minute donation kept the plant from destruction. The campaign behind the effort will continue to raise money to make the museum goal a reality.
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Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan, the worksite of Rose Will Monroe - the inspiration for "Rosie the Riveter" - is slated to be torn down.
A group is trying to save a portion of the factory which is located west of Detroit before its planned demolition on Thursday of this week. The "Save the Bomber Plant" campaign has raised $7 million, but says it needs $1 million more before the deadline.
The article quotes Loraine Osborne who worked in the factory alongside Monroe building B-24 Liberators at an impressive 1-plane-per-hour pace. "It should be taken care of so that everybody - our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren - can enjoy it as the years go by."
The plant was shuttered in 2010, having converted to producing automobiles after the war. AP reports that it is being torn down to make room for a vehicle research center.
According to the AP, Osborne, other "Rosies" and supporters hope to preserve some 150,000 sq. ft. of the plant and convert it into a new, larger home for the current Yankee Air Museum.
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Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan, the worksite of Rose Will Monroe - the inspiration for "Rosie the Riveter" - is slated to be torn down.
A group is trying to save a portion of the factory which is located west of Detroit before its planned demolition on Thursday of this week. The "Save the Bomber Plant" campaign has raised $7 million, but says it needs $1 million more before the deadline.
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| AP photo of Loraine Osborne |
The article quotes Loraine Osborne who worked in the factory alongside Monroe building B-24 Liberators at an impressive 1-plane-per-hour pace. "It should be taken care of so that everybody - our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren - can enjoy it as the years go by."
The plant was shuttered in 2010, having converted to producing automobiles after the war. AP reports that it is being torn down to make room for a vehicle research center.
According to the AP, Osborne, other "Rosies" and supporters hope to preserve some 150,000 sq. ft. of the plant and convert it into a new, larger home for the current Yankee Air Museum.
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