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| Artist rendering for the new Buick engine factory. Link for 1955 expansion. A 1966 engine advertisement with facts and figures. |
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| East view from Wager avenue and Andrews street during construction. This photo and the one above and below are from Don Bents book: A Place Called Buick". |
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| This north-west view just after construction is complete, shows the location of the last surviving part of factory #36. This is Stewart st. before the current overpass. |
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| This south facing aerial view of the north Buick site in 1953 shows the steam lines crossing Stewart st. This is before the Stewart st. overpass was built over the C&O rail line. Factory #36 is in the foreground with the famous World War II aluminum plant across Stewart. That plant would later be re-numbered #10 the transmission plant. The new in 1953 Jet engine plant bldg. #43 factory #05 is at the right along Industrial ave. The original Buick aluminum foundry #03 is visible at the top. For some reason the skeleton of #03 is still standing as of July 22, 2011. Factory #05 is still all intact as of July 22, 2011. |
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| All just vacant concrete now where factory #36 once stood. Factory #38 warehouse is also gone in the distance. North-east view taken from the Stewart street overpass. The date for both of these photos is July 22, 2011. |
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| The last part still standing of the famed Buick engine plant. This north-east view is taken from Stewart street. This wall section is being used as a support for the old compressed air lines that come from building #22, which was originally a powerhouse for factory #10. |
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