Josephine F. Ford Plaza Construction, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, February 2003

Summary

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

06 February 2003 - 20 February 2003

Subject Date

06 February 2003 - 20 February 2003

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.5814

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

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