Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit

Chicago-area developer Bill Hults has his eye on Detroit’s east side.

Chicago-area developer Bill Hults has his eye on Detroit’s east side.

The winning bidder raised red flags after a rambling statement about a “prophesy” to save Detroit.

All houses and buildings started with a $500 bid. There were bargains, surprises and duds.

New concerns were raised after the investors released a rambling, grammatically flawed statement about a “prophesy.”

Napoleon said news agencies “want you to stay home and not vote” during the mayoral election next week.

It would be a fitting new chapter for a factory that has come to symbolize Detroit’s decline.

Over the past two months, we’ve chronicled what’s left of the plant – blocks of crumbling buildings, ravaged by scrappers, fire and extreme weather.
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The symbol of Detroit’s industrial decline attracted 111 bids from around the world.

Whoever buys the lawless wasteland will incur hefty costs for a property that is constantly on fire and crumbling.