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| Detroit Historical Society posted On November 14, 1914, John and Horace Dodge built the first Dodge automobile - the four-cylinder Dodge Model 30 - at their production facility in Hamtramck. This sketch shows "Dodge Main" as it looked upon completion in 1914. Reinis Sipols: Last cars built there were the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare. Closed 1979-80. Torn down when the property was included in the General Motors Poletown Assembly Plant Project. Jerry Stewart: My Dodge Dart was built there. Still have it. Mike Harnois: Believe the Charger was built there? Rick Reid: Mike Harnois Challenger and Barracuda in the 70’s. Also, the Dart, Scamp, and a few others. [Some comments indicate that it stopped production in Jan 1980. It was then torn down, along with the Poletown Neighborhood, to make room for the GM Poletown Assembly Plant.] |
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| JP Joans commented on the above post |
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| JP Joans commented on the above post |
Since Dodge produced cars here until Jan 1980, Dodge did a major rebuild of the plant between 1934 and 1940.
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| 1934 Detroit Quad @ 62,500 |
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| 1940 Highland Park Quad @ 24,000 |
This is the latest topo map that is available. The land has been cleared, but the GM plant has yet to be built.
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| 1983 Highland Park Quad @ 24,000 |
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| EarthExplorer: Jun 1, 1951 @ 23,600; AR1PN0000020007 |
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