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Michigan--A Guide to the Wolverine State by the Writers Program 1941 page 286 The Dodge Plant, which manufactures passenger cars, is the outgrowth of a Detroit machine shop acquired in 1910 by two brothers, John F. and Horace E. Dodge. The Dodge brothers first manufactured stove parts, but soon specialized in making automobile engines and parts for Henry Ford. The plant was later moved to the present Hamtramck site in 1910. Three years later the brothers forsook the Ford Business, expanded the plant to make cars of their own, and produced the first Dodge automobile on November 14, 1914. Both brothers died in 1920. In 1928 the Dodge properties were acquired by the Chrysler Corporation.
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Dodge Main (in 1941) --was located on a
58-acre tract with more than 4,500,000 square feet of floor space
available in 59 buildings. A city unto itself, it included a hospital, a
private telephone system, and a fire department. About 1,200 cars were built during an average work day in the 1940's.
Photo Courtesy of Bob Doering~~ 1951 made at Dodge Main
Courtesy of Bob Doering ~~Click on graphic to see the full image
Webmasters Note: Don't look for Dodge Main in present day Hamtramck, it's been torn down since 1980.
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