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[Hornwrecker]

Often overlooked, but I recall hearing this building, at Cass and Amsterdam, was one of the 1st Ford factories- became part of Cadillac when Henry Ford quit that partnership.[[Edit) Reading the news links about Dalgleish closing- some stories mention the Cadillac factory was on the corner Cass/Amsterdam, but across the street)

The first Cadillac plant was on the NW corner of Cass and Amsterdam, although it did have various buildings associated with it on all four blocks. Ford was a partner in the short lived Detroit Auto Co, which lasted about a year; he then opened his first factory on Mack Ave. Leland took over that bldg the following year to start Cadillac. Looking at the earliest aerial photo I could find, most of that area has been a parking lot for over 60 years. [[There was also a DPD firehouse right on that corner, Eng 17) The back part of the factory [[newest addition) on Amsterdam is still standing, used by Wescott.

The SE corner where Dalgleish is/was located was home to a Detroit United Rwy streetcar barn before.