Change the Name of Dearborn to Henry Ford, Michigan?

**313WX** · February-13-13, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

What a response... does the name F O R D on a hospital, health care system and corporation evoke the same tantrum in you?

Don't forget a freeway, highway, college, museum and high school [[just to name a few other things).

If anything, that statement argues AGAINST naming anything else after Ford, as the people of Michigan should be suffering from Ford fatigue at this point.

**Gistok** · February-13-13, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by 313WX

Don't forget a freeway, highway, college, museum and high school [[just to name a few other things).

If anything, that statement argues AGAINST naming anything else after Ford, as the people of Michigan should be suffering from Ford fatigue at this point.

Ummm... there is more than 1 Ford.... EDSEL FORD FREEWAY... WILLIAM CLAY FORD SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER [[in New Center)... and WALTER BUHL FORD building at CCS...

Metro Detroit would be an even worse basket case if it weren't for the Fords. And after some of the really dumb comments here... it's no wonder the Ford Foundation wants nothing much to do with Detroit and environs...

**Detroitnerd** · February-13-13, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Ummm... there is more than 1 Ford.... EDSEL FORD FREEWAY... WILLIAM CLAY FORD SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER [[in New Center)... and WALTER BUHL FORD building at CCS...

Metro Detroit would be an even worse basket case if it weren't for the Fords. And after some of the really dumb comments here... it's no wonder the Ford Foundation wants nothing much to do with Detroit and environs...

How could the region fellate Old Man Ford any more? I guess we could institute Fordism as the regional religion, much like in "Brave New World."

"Ford's in his flivver, all's right with the world."

**313WX** · February-13-13, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

And after some of the really dumb comments here... it's no wonder the Ford Foundation wants nothing much to do with Detroit and environs...

A lot of people/companies don't want much to do with "SE Michigan" these days for much bigger reasons.

*Comerica left after 158 years "for whatever reason."
*Kmart left for Illinois, never to look back
*48% of our college graduates are fleeing to Illinois, very few of them also aren't looking back.

That said, my point is Henry Ford has more than enough stuff named after him and his family. Yes, he perfected the automobile and assembly line, but his name doesn't need to be on everything around us.

**Gistok** · February-13-13, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by 313WX

A lot of people/companies don't want much to do with "SE Michigan" these days for much bigger reasons.

*Comerica left after 158 years "for whatever reason."
*Kmart left for Illinois, never to look back
*48% of our college graduates are fleeing to Illinois, very few of them also aren't looking back.

That said, my point is Henry Ford has more than enough stuff named after him and his family. Yes, he perfected the automobile and assembly line, but his name doesn't need to be on everything around us.

The last 3 things I can remember being named with "FORD" were the Ford Lobby at the Detroit Opera House [[they contributed millions to the restoration)... the $20 MILLION gift from Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford [[a CCS Building)... and the William Clay Ford Sr. Clinic in New Center... all very generous donations from the Ford family... and none of which have the name HENRY FORD on them.

We also have the Al Taubman Building [[former Argonaut Bldg.) in New Center, the Boll YMCA downtown... and the Skillman Branch of the DPL downtown.

Now what is your point? Should we stop taking all this philanthropy money if it has the Ford name on it, but accept it if it doesn't?

**Honky Tonk** · February-13-13, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

the $20 gift from Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford [[a CCS Building)...

Not to seem rude or anything, but that doesn't seem like much of a gift......

**Gistok** · February-13-13, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Not to seem rude or anything, but that doesn't seem like much of a gift......

Perhaps this will put things into perspective [[CCS's own words of 1999)....

"The donation to fund this project was the largest ever given to an art college at the time."

Also additional money was given by the then widowed Josephine Clay Ford to fund the creation of a CCS Sculpture garden next to the DIA.

**Honky Tonk** · February-13-13, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Perhaps this will put things into perspective [[CCS's own words of 1999)....

"The donation to fund this project was the largest ever given to an art college at the time."

Also additional money was given by the then widowed Josephine Clay Ford to fund the creation of a CCS Sculpture garden next to the DIA.

Uhm, You posted a "$20" gift, I was trying to be funny. Sorry.

**noise** · February-15-13, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Metro Detroit would be an even worse basket case if it weren't for the Fords. And after some of the really dumb comments here... it's no wonder the Ford Foundation wants nothing much to do with Detroit and environs...

Yes, so we should completely ignore and forget the Nazi ties and hatred of Jews by Henry Ford.

We only stand for money.

**Zacha341** · February-13-13, 11:09 PM

Even more Ford over on the west side of the state [[Grand Rapids) ala Gerald Ford! Hey this thread is fun! --

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Originally Posted by 313WX

Don't forget a freeway, highway, college, museum and high school [[just to name a few other things).

If anything, that statement argues AGAINST naming anything else after Ford, as the people of Michigan should be suffering from Ford fatigue at this point.