Industrial Landscapes of Michigan City: Manufacturing the Unseen Essentials
By
Michelangelo11
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Summary
The article is a personal narrative about walking through Michigan City, Indiana, focusing on the industrial landscape and manufacturing plants that produce essential but unglamorous products. The author describes playing a game of guessing what various factories manufacture, with specific examples like a Marbach plant that makes die-cutting solutions for paper packaging. The piece reflects on the importance of these overlooked industries that create things everyone needs but few romanticize.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI play a game of 'Guess what they make' when walking past a generic plant
Die-cutting solutions for the paper packaging industry, including corrugated cardboard completely eluded me
A town that makes things everyone needs, but few romanticize
They make tools that are then used to make packaging
Another long low-slung acre sized building that gave few hints of what it made
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