Highland Park Ford Plant

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf automobile
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Albert_Kahn
gptkbp:area approximately 1.5 million square feet
gptkbp:associatedWith labor movements
World_War_II_production_efforts
Ford's_corporate_culture
gptkbp:communityImpact provided jobs to local residents
gptkbp:connects Ford's_early_success
gptkbp:contributedTo the rise of the middle class
American_industrialization
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol_of_American_manufacturing
gptkbp:currentStatus vacant
gptkbp:defeated parts of the facility in 2014
gptkbp:environmentalImpact site cleanup efforts ongoing
gptkbp:exhibits industrial architecture
gptkbp:famousLandmark designated as a historic site
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries about automotive history
historical studies of industrialization
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered mass production techniques
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of labor strikes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Highland Park Ford Plant
gptkbp:influenced automobile industry
global manufacturing practices
American_consumer_culture
future_Ford_plants
urban_development_in_Highland_Park
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of engineers
future automotive innovations
gptkbp:knownFor its role in the development of the assembly line
gptkbp:legacy remains a landmark in automotive history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Highland_Park,_Michigan
gptkbp:notableFeature assembly line innovation
gptkbp:opened 1910
2011
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkbp:partOf Ford's_legacy_in_automotive_history
Ford's_production_history
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Fordson_tractor
Model A
Model T
gptkbp:provides training for skilled workers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:renovated underwent renovations in the 1990s
gptkbp:servedIn model for future assembly plants
gptkbp:significance first moving assembly line
gptkbp:utilizes advanced manufacturing techniques
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Henry_Ford