Quote Originally Posted by MikeM View Post
I don't doubt city taxes were part of the reason, just not a primary one as compared to later decades. I don't think those plants could have been built within the city limits at the time anyway.

Ford's desire to build in Dearborn was mostly a result of the need to expand more than the Highland Park plant would allow.
Plus Henry's desire to build a "integrated facility" from making steel through finished product.