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Welcome to MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), where you can Experience Everything Automotive! We invite you to join us as we take a drive down memory lane, gaze into the future and share with you an amazing automotive journey.

Pull out a calendar, road map and pen, and let the fun begin! We invite you to browse the many wonderful automotive museums, homes and gardens, tours and sporting events located in MotorCities and plot your path through the heart of the American automotive industry. If you need help, we're ready to jump in! Whether your visit lasts a few hours or a few days, you are guaranteed an exciting variety of places to see and things to do.

With over 100 sites and experiences waiting to be explored, go ahead and choose your category of interest - and get ready to Experience Everything Automotive!

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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 17:45

Boomtown - The Nations Come to Flint

As the automotive industry kept growing, booming factories created a multitude of jobs and opportunities for those who wanted to work in the industry. From…

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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 17:56

Making Modern Housing for Flint's Workers

As Flint was flooded with workers searching for opportunities, the housing industry had to address the shortage of housing. The Modern Housing Corporation was founded…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 14:13

"Little Europe" - Flint's Home for New Workers

While the automobile industry was booming, the lure of jobs in Flint brought people from 37 different nationalities who settled in Flint from around the…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 14:29

Ceramic Jewels from Flint Faience Tile

Flint Faience Tile was a General Motors business that designed and manufactured elegant ceramic tiles for homes, ships, and commerical establishments. The company was well…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 14:35

Learning Leadership at General Motors Institute

In 1919, the School of Automotive Trades was founded and in 1926, General Motors Institute acquired the school as it became an important training organization…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 14:44

Body Building at Stewart Body Works

Just as other companies who shifted from carraiges and buggy bodies to automobiles, Stewart Body Works transitioned into auto body production. The comapny produced bodies…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 15:00

Sparking An Industry

Albert Champion arrived in America in 1899, traveling from Paris to race bicycles but later started manufacturing spark plugs in Boston. Billy Durant convinced Mr.…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 15:04

Finishing Touches

The Flint Varnish Works, which opened in 1901, supplied the first finishes used at the Buick Motor Company located at the corner of Hamilton and…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 15:15

Industrial Mutual Association

The Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Association, and The Industrial Fellowship League merged on September 22, 1922 to benefit General Motors workers known as the Industrial…

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Friday, 04 October 2019 15:24

Historic Flint Sit-Down Strike

To improve working conditions, on December 30, 1936, workers at the Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants sat down on assembly lines. Workers at the plants…

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