Happy Friday once again. Today is an old photo from the Ford Motor Company, dated July 12, 1935. The caption on the back reads as follows:
- The machine shop and final assembly building. This building covers more than 13 acres of ground. At the extreme left is the new electric furnace foundry, built this year at a cost of $500,000.
This part of the picture is my favourite. The large apartment building is quite a beauty and is long gone. The building was somewhere around where the photo below shows.
Most buildings in the photo above are long gone.
Have a good weekend, see you back here Monday.
I see a dog in that picture, there might be another one too.
i used to pick up the trash in that area back in the 70’s and i remember that apartment building vagley it was pretty run down looking by then
Does anyone know if this is old plant 1 or if it is plant 2? I think it is plant 2 but the houses don’t match up with the area.
i think it’s plant 3 before they moved it to where it is now
Colette> Definitely plant 2, although the plants were renamed/renumbered some time back. The open area at top right of the pic is where Plant 1 was built.
Thanks Bob. I have my bearings straight now and can see that it is plant two. I’m guessing that is the infamous I.T. bar across from where the apartment building was.
Thanks for the photo Andrew ,as I always wondered what was in the vacant lot across the street from the side entrance of the I.T. This also fills the space behind the bar also. To many missing buildings.
That apt bldg would have been on Henry Ford Drive, where the cul-de-sac is presently. The International Tavern’s roof is visible at the bottom right corner of the old photograph. Ford tried to replicate the old majestic corners of the plant when they rebuild plant two in the early ’90’s. it’s now located on the west side and is used as the main entrance.
It’s a shame that the area took the turn that it did when Ford relocated their head offices to Oakville. That used to be such a vibrant part of the city. Thanks for the post, Andrew!
This is a picture on the new TMEP or Truck Modular Engine plant that replaced the old plant 2. They made 4.6, 5.4, V8 and 6.8 V10 engines. This plant will soon be mothballed. The picture shows the Trenton St. entrance which is closed.