industrial architecture series: ford motor company factory long beach ca.

ford motor company acquired the long beach site in the 1920's and commissioned Albert Kahn of Detroit for the design of a model t manufacturing plant. Built on marshland, the plant was constructed on a series of 50+ foot long concrete piles. After many expansions and additions the plant was perminantly closed n the1980's.

In 1996 the plant was demolished, and its 60,000 sf of ruble were crushed and used in the construction of Pier A container terminal at the port of long beach now occupying the site.


all photography courtesy the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS [or HAER]. a public domain photogrpahic archive.


 

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