Josephine F. Ford Plaza Site during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, December 2002
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By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village with themed "Historic Districts." To welcome guests, they created the Josephine F. Ford Plaza--named for the Detroit philanthropist and only granddaughter of Henry and Clara Ford. In June 2003, visitors passed through this new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village with themed "Historic Districts." To welcome guests, they created the Josephine F. Ford Plaza--named for the Detroit philanthropist and only granddaughter of Henry and Clara Ford. In June 2003, visitors passed through this new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
December 2002
Subject Date
December 2002
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.5546
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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