in 1903, considered the most advanced facility of its kind, anywhere in the world. huge, epically proportioned. i mean, 3.5 million square feet. now, one man lives here. al hill. >> my name is alan hill. welcome to my home. this room right here is a former packard motor car company. i started living here about seven years ago. at that time, semi apprehensive about the place and goings on around here. but it turns out it is about as peaceful as the north woods. and not having a credit card or mortgage payment or car payment is a real blessing. these two nails here, so -- >> yeah. >> what happened here in detroit is unfortunate but a sign of the times. we find out a dollar doesn't take an individual, it takes an entire world to support one city. one city or community is