The Highland Park Chrysler Plant, located in

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, was the original headquarters campus of the

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, which was originally the

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factory location until through a series of acquisitions, became the property of Chrysler. It was the location of research and development, and at one time, the location of a wind tunnel that was used to develop the

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and other subsequent models like the Chrysler Turbine Car. It was closed when Chrysler moved into their current

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in Auburn Hills,

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in 1996. The address was at 12000 Chrysler Service Drive. It was off the Chrysler Freeway (

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) and Davison Freeway ( Route 8), with Brush Street one block away, and predated the formation of Chrysler Corporation itself. The facility was used to improve product development efficiency, increase the ease of inter-departmental collaboration, and create a more satisfying workplace. It was approximately southeast from the

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. It was approximately northwest of the former Dodge Factory in Hamtramck, Michigan, and northwest of the

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. It was the assembly location of the Chrysler Imperial Airflow,

, and the DeSoto Airflow from 1934 until 1937 on a dedicated factory assembly. The facility was demolished and reclaimed and is now the location of several businesses. Chrysler still maintains a presence at the former campus called FCA Detroit Office Warehouse.

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