Groundbreaking signals Packard museum expansion

WARREN — What is little more than a nondescript grassy knoll will soon be transformed into a building that will be home to several dozen vintage Packard vehicles.

The reality of a project to expand the W.D. Packard National Museum came into sharper focus during Sunday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the museum, 1899 Mahoning Ave.

“Packard has always been a pillar of our community,” Mayor Michael J. O’Brien said of the museum after the 90-minute program.

O’Brien was one of several dignitaries to participate in the ceremony, which capped off several days’ worth of events ushering in an annual car show as well as the groundbreaking ceremony, set up to celebrate what will be an 80-foot-by-120-foot expansion designed to display 35 Packard vehicles.

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