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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

The brick factory where the Model T was born in 1908, with dozens of early cars on its creaky wooden floors.

Official Website
Photo: Jackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Seasonal; check the website
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1.5 hours
Address
461 Piquette Ave, Detroit, MI 48202Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
In Milwaukee Junction, about 10 minutes by car north of downtown.

Why Go

Henry Ford designed the Model T in a room on the third floor. The first 12,000 were built here before production moved to Highland Park, where the moving assembly line began.

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