Wyandotte Photographer Explores Trenton’s McLouth Steel Plant

Kelly Christopher Luttrell takes a tour of the hulk of a structure that lines West Jefferson.

Wyandotte photographer Kelly Christopher Luttrell took a closer look at the now abandoned McLouth Steel plant in Trenton. Over the course of three days, Luttrell revealed a deep appreciation of the property. "My thoughts after checking it out, for me at least, was amazement," he said. "From a photographer's sense, it is perfect. Many areas are literally frozen in time—desks, chairs, knickknacks and coffee mugs still where they had been left years ago. With all the added years of dust and decay, the images tell a great human narrative about change and the way the years age everything and how some things get left behind." Take another look at his photos. For more of his work, visit his Facebook page under Kelly Luttrell Photography.

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Wyandotte Photographer Gets Inside Trenton's McLouth Steel — Day 3

Kelly Christopher Luttrell takes a tour of the hulk of a structure that lines West Jefferson.

Wyandotte photographer Kelly Christopher Luttrell has a special appreciation for old buildings. He can often be found trampling through abandoned structures, camera in hand, looking for that perfect shot. Over a course of three days recently, however, he opted to travel south, rather than north, to capture some rustic photos. With the blessings of officials at the now abandoned McLouth Steel plant in Trenton, Luttrell gained access inside the building that most people can only see from behind a fence along West Jefferson. In this third and final installment, workers can be seen cutting down some of the old machinery as they continue to scrap the place. The video from Luttrell's third day inside the McLouth plant can be watched above. The …

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Wyandotte Photographer Gets Inside Trenton's McLouth Steel

Kelly Christopher Luttrell takes a tour of the hulk of a structure that lines West Jefferson.

Wyandotte photographer Kelly Christopher Luttrell has a special appreciation for old buildings. He can often be found trampling through abandoned structures, camera in hand, looking for that perfect shot. Over a course of three days recently, however, he opted to travel south, rather than north, to capture some rustic photos. With the blessings of officials at the now abandoned McLouth Steel plant in Trenton, Luttrell gained access inside the building that most people can only see from behind a fence along West Jefferson. "Growing up in Downriver, McLouth was always on my list of places to explore," Luttrell said. "McLouth has always been a Downriver icon for so many generations and given the fact that I love old industrial spaces, it was …

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Former McLouth Steel, Solutia Sites Interest Potential Buyers in Trenton

Crews are currently prepping the former McLouth Steel site for a potential sale or lease by cutting up and scrapping metal found on the property.

Large portions of the former McLouth Steel and Solutia sites could be Trenton eyesores of the past. City Administrator Jim Wagner said 54 acres of the former McLouth Steel site and the riverside Solutia property are on the market and intriguing potential buyers. “We have people that are showing interest in these particular sites,” Wagner said. Wagner and Trenton Mayor Kyle Stack have met with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Wayne County Economic Division, Port Authority and McLouth Steel property owner Michael Wilkinson to help market the sites. “We have built some great relationships with the authorities and opened the lines of communication for other future site developments,” Stack said in her…

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No Injuries in Fire at McLouth Steel in Trenton

Trenton and Riverview firefighters responded to a call about an oil fire at McLouth Steel on Jan. 24.

No one was injured when a cutting torch ignited an oil pit at McLouth Steel at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24. Crews were cutting metal into scrap in a building on the north side of the former steel plant when a waste oil pit became engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Trenton and Riverview responded to the call and extinguished the flames using foam. Trenton Fire Marshal Jeff Evans said firefighters shot foam onto the fire to suffocate the flames. "The foam seals the surface and keeps oxygen from getting to the fire," Evans said. Evans said there are several waste oil pits scattered around the plant. The pits are purposefully placed in the ground to store used oil until it can be disposed of properly. "The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) …

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Kid Rock's Music Video Depicts McLouth Steel in Trenton

Kid Rock made the former McLouth Steel site a major setting in the music video for his hit song, "Let's Ride" taken from his new album Rebel Soul.

The former McLouth Steel property in Trenton was used to shoot a music video for Kid Rock's hit song, "Let's Ride" in October and the video was recently released on You Tube. Sign up for the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch newsletter. In the video, Rock and his band play their instruments and sing out loud among the green glass windows and soot-covered walls of the McLouth Steel building. While the song plays, images of war and suffering flash upon the screen. Toward the end of the video, Kid Rock strolls through the property and viewers get a better look at the site selected to shoot the video. Now that the video is finished and released to the world, we want to hear what you think about it. Take a look at the video and tell us what you think. …

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Jeffrey Stevens

8:49 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

trenton land holding owns the old Mclouth steel not Matty Moroun.   more ›

UPDATED: Kid Rock Shoots Music Video at McLouth Steel in Trenton

The Trenton Fire Department confirmed that Kid Rock shot a music video for his new hit single "Let's Ride" at McLouth Steel last Friday.

UPDATED: Kid Rock Shoots Music Video at McLouth Steel in Trenton

The Trenton Fire Department confirmed that Kid Rock shot a music video for his new hit single "Let's Ride" at McLouth Steel on Friday.

Trenton resident Kristen sat in her car near Sibley Gardens waiting impatiently for a glimpse of her idol as she stared into the broken windows and cracked walls of McLouth Steel. Though she didn't see her favorite artist, she heard one of her favorite new songs as it echoed from within the enormous empty building across the street. "Super exciting, since I'm a huge Kid Rick fan and go on his yearly Kid Rock Cruise, where he performs multiple concerts at sea as well as on the beach for his die-hard fans," Kristen said. Rock star and Michigander Kid Rock shot a music video for his new hit single "Let's Ride" at the former McLouth Steel property Friday, according to Trenton Fire Marshal Jeff Evans. Evans said he heard about the video that …

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What Should Become of the Former McLouth Steel Site?

Patch wants to know what you think should be done with the former McLouth Steel site in Trenton.

There have been a number of ideas kicked around about what to do with the former McLouth Steel Products site located along the Detroit River in Trenton. While Gerald Brown was mayor, there was talk about turning the entire site into condominiums where people could dock their boats right in front of their condos. The idea never became more than talk, with a few mock ups of what the condos might have looked like. Now that the Environmental Protection Agency has authorized a $650,000 grant aimed at cleaning up areas to be used for brownfield redevelopment projects Downriver, there is no better time to offer ideas as to what should become of the McLouth Steel Products site. Patch wants to hear your ideas, no matter how crazy or impractical. …

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