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Ford's Piquette Plant Celebrates The 115th Birthday Of The Model T - Barry Kluczyk @Hemmings
It was Sept. 27, 1908 that Henry Ford changed the world, when the first Model T rolled out of the factory.
Production started modestly at Ford’s Piquette Avenue Plant, with only 11 vehicles reportedly produced in the first month. Demand quickly outstripped the capacity of the comparatively small factory and by 1910, Ford had built and moved production to the mammoth Highland Park factory 3 miles…
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Ford Piquette Plant Wedding | Detroit Wedding Photographer
Ford Piquette Plant Wedding | Detroit Wedding Photographer
Amanda and Joey were a late add to my 2022 wedding calendar, but it all seemed like a perfect fit and fell into place smoothly. Even though I’m based out of Indianapolis, being from Michigan I find myself still shooting weddings in the are each year. This year I had the amazing fortune of shooting 3 (well, technically I’ve shot two so far, but I’m headed up for the third next week). I was already…
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On this day, August 12 in 1908 the first Model T completed pre-production at Ford's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
“I will build a car for the great multitude,” Henry Ford once said. “It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God’s great open spaces.”
The automobile revolution for the working class began.
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Detroit, Michigan, Built in 1904, it was the second center of automobile production for the Ford Motor Company, after the Ford Mack Avenue Plant. At the Piquette Avenue Plant, the company created and first produced the Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States. Prior to the Model T, several other car models were assembled at the factory. Early experiments using a moving assembly line to make cars were also conducted there. It was also the first factory where more than 100 cars were assembled in one day.
While it was headquartered at the Piquette Avenue Plant, Ford Motor Company would become the largest U.S.-based automaker, and it would remain so until the mid-1920s.
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I’ve got to make a new “good mews” gif...this isn’t a repost! It’s been increasingly difficult to post, but I’ve actually new news to announce!
I'll be participating in THREE craft fairs this upcoming month at the The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, in Detroit, Michigan!I plan to display my HappilyHummingbee greeting cards, prints, and original framed paintings for purchase. Many of the card sets I've made over the past year are new in stock, so be the first to get your paws on something for you, your friends, or your family!If you’re interested in showing your support by being a guest of mine at this event, know that regular admission prices to the museum still apply; see details below.
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Sunday, DECEMBER 4th, 11th, & 18th: Santa's T Snowmobile & Holiday Craft Market Days
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Santa will make a special trip to Piquette Avenue on Sundays in December!
Reserve a holiday photo opportunity with the Big Guy in the Big Red T or Santa’s Model T Snowmobile for $10 between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and receive digital copies, a complimentary print, and a holiday frame! You may also take your own photos on a first come first serve basis.
Families can also enjoy a festive kids’ tour of the museum designed for elementary and middle school ages, a scavenger hunt, and story time at 1 p.m. featuring the children’s book “The Night Henry Ford Met Santa.”
Regular admission prices apply.
Throughout the day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), guests can shop for unique gifts in the museum store and holiday craft booths featuring a variety of local vendors.
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I'm ending the year with some shows at a familiar place, but they're doing some events a bit differently this time around. There's a lot of history at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in general, and they're tackling a lot with their Holiday Craft Market Days throughout December.
There's so much to show you all, and I'll keep my social medias updated with any more news.In the meantime, my thanks to each and every one of you, and happily be!
⬢ my website ⬢ Patreon ⬢ tumblr ⬢ Twitter ⬢ Instagram ⬢
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Events 9.27 (before 1940)
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 – The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
1590 – The death of Pope Urban VII, 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, ends the shortest papal reign in history.
1605 – The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
1669 – The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
1777 – American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
1791 – The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews.
1821 – The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent.
1822 – Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.
1854 – The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the Arctic.
1875 – The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
1903 – "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.
1908 – Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
1916 – Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
1922 – King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
1930 – Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
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Congrats to Chesca and James on their beautiful wedding! Unbelievable that you crocheted pumpkins for every guest! Keep on keepin' on! (at Ford Piquette Avenue Plant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjykAcEu1Fb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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✅💯 #ayvlifestyle #dusktildaun Men’s Fashion Show. #AYV (at Ford Piquette Avenue Plant) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdj9mgzNJRF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Passing this along for anyone who’s going to be in the Detroit area next week...I visited the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant last month; ghosts or otherwise it’s a great place hosted by docents who know history and cars. My group had the junior guy and he was impressive! This is a scan of a promotional postcard from the Ford plant-turned-museum.
https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/
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Wikipedia article of the day is Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2atmpT2
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On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford was unveiled at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. #OnThisDay
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My last day in Detroit I visited the Piquette Avenue Ford Plant and then took a look at the immense Packard plant–once a sprawling ruin, now being cleaned up for site redevelopment. I suppose the rehabilitation of the Packard plant is an even bigger surprise than the renovation of Michigan Central Terminal, which seemed utterly unlikely.
With the auto industry a shadow of its former self it’s unlikely Detroit will ever be what it was. It will be something new, and in a smaller way, better. Meanwhile outlying areas are decaying and will eventually recede into urban prairie. Scenes like the above will disappear, and take with them the historical evidence that a sprawling metropolitan culture ever extended into the area.
I prowled around mostly deserted streets noticing decaying vacant houses and businesses and wide expanses of urban prairie. But there were also active homes and neighborhoods–once urban residential areas, now outposts in a changed landscape. If something caught my eye I turned down the street.
Max’s sign caught my eye like something from my Brooklyn childhood. The old font, 1940s at least. The light wasn’t great but I had to photograph it before it disappeared. As I passed I saw an entire wall of ghost signs for vanished businesses. Max was a jeweler; next door was an auto parts store. Looking the other way I could see where the bowling alley was. Quiet now, and empty.
September 2019
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum, birthplace of the Model T. More.
#detroit#ford motor company#model t#industrial architecture#photographers on tumblr#repurposed buildings
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Finally, an announcement! I'm glad to share that I'll be participating in TWO artsy fairs this year at the The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, in Detroit, Michigan!
I plan to display my Happily Hummingbee greeting cards, prints, and original framed paintings for purchase. Many, many of these are not yet listed on my online store, so be the first to get your paws on something before everyone else!If you’re interested in showing your support by being a guest of mine at this event, know that tickets are free, see details below.
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JULY 11th: Piquette Summer Art Fair
Event Page: https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/events/piquette-art-fair/
The public will be able to attend the art fair by making any size donation to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
Please register for your tickets on Eventbrite for admission to the event.
Event is open to guests from 3 pm to 8 pm.
All tickets are timed tickets so select your time.
Donations may be made at the door or online.
Event includes mini-tours of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
There will be a silent auction fundraiser during the art fair.
Social distancing regulations will be followed.
Admission Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/piquette-summer-art-fair-admission-tickets-tickets-154897900791
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AUGUST 12th: Piquette Summer Craft Fair
Event Page: https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/events/piquette-craft-fair/
The public will be able to attend the art fair by making any size donation to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
Please register for your tickets on Eventbrite for admission to the event.
Event is open to guests from 3 pm to 8 pm.
All tickets are timed tickets so select your time.
Donations may be made at the door or online.
Event includes mini-tours of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
There will be a silent auction fundraiser during the art fair.
Social distancing regulations will be followed.
Admission Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/piquette-summer-craft-fair-admission-tickets-tickets-141962795543
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I've been to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant myself, and there's a lot of history to be seen in the venue. It's all very exciting and I cannot wait to continue the journey I began a long year-and-a-half ago to connect on more local scenes. There's so much to show you all, and I'll keep my social medias updated with any more news.In the meantime, my thanks to each and every one of you, and happily be!
⬢ my website ⬢ Patreon ⬢ Etsy ⬢ tumblr ⬢ Twitter ⬢ Instagram ⬢
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Events 9.27
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 – The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
1590 – The death of Pope Urban VII, 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, ends the shortest papal reign in history.
1605 – The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
1669 – The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
1777 – American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
1791 – The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews.
1821 – The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent.
1822 – Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.
1854 – The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the Arctic.
1875 – The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
1903 – "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.
1908 – Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
1916 – Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
1922 – King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
1930 – Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
1940 – World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
1941 – The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
1942 – Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
1944 – The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
1959 – Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
1962 – The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
1964 – The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
1975 – The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
1977 – Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
1988 – The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
1993 – The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
1996 – The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
1996 – Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
1998 – The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
2001 – In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
2003 – The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
2008 – CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
2012 – In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
2014 – The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.
2019 – Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.
2020 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh war: Azerbaijan launched an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.
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