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South Bend marks 50 years since end of local Studebaker production

Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Tom Hayes, a former Studebaker employee for eight years, takes a snap shot of the sixth floor during a tour of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. Hayes worked on this floor where upholstery was manufactured for car interiors. Public tours marked the 50th anniversary of the end of Studebaker production in South Bend on Dec. 20, 1963. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
A vintage sign from the former Freeman Spicer Studebaker dealership glows in the fog on top of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. Freeman Spicer sold Studebaker automobiles from the 1920s until the corporation’s closure in 1963. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Members of the public make their way past the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Tim Janowiak, a member of the Studebaker Drivers Club, prepares to lead a tour of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
The third floor of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, is seen on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Workers open a freight elevator used to take members of the public on tours of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Steve Szaday, of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, leads a tour of the sixth floor of the former Studebaker Building 84, the body assembly factory, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Members of the public tour the sixth floor, formerly the upholstery shop, of the former Studebaker Building 84 on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Building 84 Tours
Members of the public tour the sixth floor, formerly the upholstery shop, of the former Studebaker Building 84 on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Studebaker Fireworks Show
Fireworks explode over downtown as spot lights illuminate the sky on a foggy night on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in downtown South Bend. The fireworks and lights marked the 50th anniversary of the end of Studebaker production in South Bend on Dec. 20, 1963. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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