Digging Detroit: Episode 17 - Birthplace of the Model T, Detroit's Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

In 1904, Henry Ford purchased three acres beside a railroad line off Woodward and moved his new car company from Mack to Piquette Avenue. Join Digging Detroit with special guest Tom Genova and come explore the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, rescued from demolition and transformed into an amazing collection of priceless cars and fascinating stories about six revolutionary years for Detroit and America.

More at: www.DiggingDetroit.com

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant re-opens to the public on April 1st.

For more information, call 313-872-8759 or visit them at www.FordPiquetteAvenuePlant.org

Credits

Guest: Tom Genova

Hosts: Pete Kalinski and Thomas J. Reed, Jr.

Director/Camera/Editor: Kevin Walsh, MMD Productions, LLC

Producers: Pete Kalinski, Thomas J. Reed, Jr. and Kevin Walsh

Photos Courtesy of: Benson Ford Research Center and the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Special Thanks: Marion Christiansen and Brian Wilson

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