>> maybe the worm started to turn here, the pack ard automotive plant, opened in 1903 it was considered the most advanced facility of its kind anywhere in the world. huge, epically proper portioned. i mean, 3.5 million square feet. now, one man lives here. al hill. >> my name's allen hill. welcome to my home. this one right here is the forge room. it was a former packard motor car company. i started living here about seven years ago. by that time i was semiapprehensive about the place and the going on around here. but it turns out it's about as peaceful as the north woods. not having a credit card or a mortgage payment or a car payment is a real blessing. there's a few nails here, so -- what's happened here in detroit was unfortunate, but it's a sign of the times. woe find out that not only does it take a village to raise an