Ford Piquette Plant

In a era of vanishing history in Detroit, it is a joy to discover a serious effort to preserve the birthplace of the Ford Model T.

On Sunday September 27, 1998, through the good graces of the Henry Ford Heritage Association, I was able to tour the interior of the Piquette Avenue Plant from which  exactly 90 years ago the Ford Model T was issued forth.

The tour featured a slide lecture by Professor Trent Boggess of Plymouth State College and marked the official launch of efforts to save this incomprehensibly significant site by the recently formed Piquette Plant Preservation Project, an outgrowth of the Henry Ford Heritage Association.

Come and join me as I take you on a virtual tour to the womb of the American auto industry.