Tomorrow, July 30, it will be 150 years ago that the man who changed the face of Detroit - Henry Ford - was born. It is a sour grape this memorial day comes so very short after
Detroit filing bankruptcy. We all know Henry's history: the fight against the
Selden patent; the five-dollar day; the Tin-Lizzie and the
success of his V-8. Starting in the humble shed -pictured above- his empire grew to the enormous
River Rouge factory in Detroit. Several other automobile makers followed suit, eventually becoming the Big Three in Detroit: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. The city grew and prospered. But once the symbol of industrial welfare, the decline of the big three started in the 1970s, culminating today in the bankruptcy of the city of Detroit. It's a sad time for Detroit
to celebrate Henry's birthday. Yet let's also look at the better news, that Motor Town is gradually is getting new interest from investors. And in one of todays sheds possibly a brilliant mind like Henry, is working on the fundaments of a shiny new Detroit.
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