Ford Re-opens old plant...

[ozpont]

One of my favourite quiet things to do is look around the history of Detroit physically.. there is JUST SO SO MUCH to see....... the cultural side of Motown.. the people.. the industry.. the landscape... the history in every second town .. looking through history books and visiting "the picture"  TODAY.. the plants.. the main streets.. Standing in the shadows of Ghosts if you like...  Might sound boring .. & while the motor town is not always perfect..  gives one an appreciation for how far folk came in such a harsh seasonal environment and  sweat and tears trying to inspire others in a  march towards....... what is it today.......

Ford has just re-opened its first factory plant up.. put this area on your bucket list ... go visit this side of the country if  you can.. and take more then a couple of days out...

Historic Detroit Model T Plant Museum re-opens



DETROIT – Birthplace to the legendary Model T, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum and education center have re-opened to the public for 2013.

Built in 1904, the Piquette facility was Ford Motor Company’s first automotive assembly plant and today is the only early American plant of its kind open to the public.

On Piquette’s third floor – virtually unchanged from a century ago – visitors have a chance to see where Ford built its first 12,000 Model T cars. Henry Ford designed the Model T at the Piquette location and visitors also can see his “secret room,” his original office, a short documentary about the plant and a number of early automobiles, including a rare Piquette-built Model T.

“The museum provides a rare insight into Detroit’s early automobile history,” notes Nancy Darga, executive director of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. “Staffed by volunteers, the museum complex is open to the public from April through October.”

Located at 461 Piquette Ave. at the corner of Piquette and Beaubien in the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, the museum has a gift shop and off-street parking.


The museum is open Wednesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The facility also is available for private parties, weddings and corporate functions. More information is available at www.tplex.org.