Josephine F. Ford Plaza Construction during the Village Restoration Project, March 2003
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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
March 2003
Subject Date
March 2003
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.6154
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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