Plant Where Rosie the Riveter Worked Faces Demolition

The original Michigan factory where Rosie the Riveter and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers during World War II could be torn down two months from now if the Yankee Air Museum is unable to raise adequate funds to save it, reports NPR.

Since a fire ravaged its collections in 2004, the Yankee Air Museum has searched for a new venue to house its planes and exhibits. The former assembly plant, which is nearly 5 million square feet in size, would allow the museum to house its entire collection under one, historic roof. But it will cost roughly $8-million to build new walls when the rest of the site is demolished and to add new heating and plumbing systems.

General Motors has donated $2-million to the effort, but the Yankee Air Museum still needs to raise $3.5-million to save the factory.