The story
A massive Albert Kahn-designed auto plant that became one of only three tank depots in America during WWII.
Everything that was here
- 1931–1956
Ford Assembly BuildingFactory
A massive Albert Kahn-designed auto plant that became one of only three tank depots in America during WWII.
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