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Detroit - "Fisher Body Co. Plant No. 18"
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Fisher Body Company plant no. 18 in Detroit, Michigan. Fisher Body had its start in building carriages, but transitioned into "horseless carriage" building. The company grew to create bodies for many of...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; General Motors Corportation, Fisher Body Division; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; buildings; postcards
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Flint - "Offices of Buick Motor Co., Flint, Mich."
Color postcard from approximately 1914 of the Buick Motor Company (now part of General Motors Corp.) offices in Flint, Michigan.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; office buildings; street scenes; automobiles; postcards
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Flint - Van Slyke Road at 12th Street with Chevrolet plant in background
Black and white photograph from 1971 of the intersection of Van Slycke Road and 12th Street in Flint, Michigan. The General Motors Flint Assembly is in the background - a Chevrolet assembling facility.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Van Slyke Road (Flint, Mich.); 12th Street (Flint, Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; street scenes; automobiles;
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Flint - Aerial view of Chevrolet Plant at Flint River
Black and white aerial photograph from 1977 of the corner of the Flint Manufacturing Div./Delphi Flint West/Flint Tool & Die complex along the Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
Flint (Mich.); Genesee County (Mich.); Flint River (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; automotive industry; manufacturing; factories; aerial views; winter scenes;
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Detroit - "General Motors Building"
Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 showing the large General Motors Building (later known as Cadillac Place) on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1922 by architect Albert Kahn, the building was the second largest building by...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); buildings; office buildings; automotive industry; postcards
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Detroit -"General Motors Building, Detroit, Michigan"
Color postcard from 1938 showing the large General Motors Building (later known as Cadillac Place) on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1922 by architect Albert Kahn, the building was the second largest building by capacity at its...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); General Motors Corporation; Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); buildings; office buildings; automotive industry; postcards
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Detroit - Fisher Building from Second Avenue
Black and white photograph from circa 1930-1940 of Second Avenue looking north towards West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. At the end of the road is the Fisher Building, built in 1928 by Albert Kahn for the Fisher brothers, founders of...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Second Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Fisher Building (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); skyscrapers; buildings; theaters; office buildings; automotive industry; automobile dealers; automobiles;...
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Lansing - "Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Mich."
Black and white postcard from circa 1897-1901 of the Olds Motor Works factory in Lansing, Michigan. Olds Motor Works was started in 1897 by Ransom Eli Olds. He sold the company in 1899 and it would become the Oldsmobile line of General Motors.
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Olds Motor Works; automotive industry; factories; manufacturing; General Motors Corporation; postcards
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Detroit - Renaissance Center along riverfront
Black and white photograph from circa 1975-1977 showing the nearly completed (first phase) Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan and a cargo ship on the Detroit River. On the left can be seen the Guardian Building (1929) and One Woodward Avenue...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Renaissance Center (Detroit, Mich.); Guardian Building (Detroit, Mich.); One Woodward Avenue; Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (Detroit, Mich.); ships; cargo ships; rivers;...
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Detroit - Fisher Building and General Motors Building
Black and white photograph from 1973 showing the Fisher Building (1928) and the General Motors Building (1919-1923, renamed Cadillac Place after renovation in 2002) on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Both buildings were designed by...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Grand Boulevard (Detroit, Mich.); Fisher Building (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Place (Detroit, Mich.); General Motors Corporation; Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; skyscrapers; office buildings; buildings; automotive...
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Lansing - Aerial view of W. Saginaw Street showing General Motors plants
Black and white aerial photograph showing the General Motors assembly facilities at West Saginaw and Verlinden Streets in Lansing, Michigan. The facilities were last known as the Lansing Craft Centre (built 1919 as a foundry), Lansing Metal Center...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Saginaw Street (Lansing, Mich.); General Motors Corporation; aerial views; automotive industry; factories; Lansing Craft Centre (Lansing, Mich.); Lansing Car Assembly - Body Plant (Lansing, Mich.); Lansing...
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Detroit - Renaissance Center being constructed
Black and white photograph from circa 1976-1977 of the Renaissance Center towers (phase 1) being constructed on the Detroit River riverfront in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); Renaissance Center (Detroit, Mich.); construction sites; General Motors Corporation; office buildings; buildings; hotels; skyscrapers; rivers;
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