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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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Friday, 25 October 2019 14:46

Kelsey-Hayes Plant on McGraw Ave

On McGraw Avenue, just east of Livernois, are the remains of the Kelsey-Hayes plant that built brakes for Ford Motor Company. At this site, in…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:33

Continental Motors Plant

The “Continental” smokestack is a landmark near the intersection of Conner and Jefferson Avenues in Detroit. The smokestack is a remnant of the Continental Motors…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:38

Packard Plant

On East Grand Boulevard on the east side of Detroit are the massive remains of the Packard Plant. Designed by architect Albert Khan and opening…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:44

Jefferson North Assembly Plant

At the intersection of Conner and Jefferson in Detroit is the 3,000,000 square foot FCA Jefferson North Assembly Plant. This factory has been running virtually…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:49

Cadillac Stamping Plant

Over most of the 20th Century, the pounding rhythms of metal stamping filled this factory at 9501 Conner. Designed by Albert Kahn, the factory was…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:52

Ford Highland Park Plant

Along Manchester Street, just west of Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, are remaining sections of the Ford Highland Park Assembly Plant. First built in 1910,…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:54

Mack Avenue Engine Plant

This site at 4000 St. Jean is both historic and modern. After 1920, Briggs Manufacturing Company built car bodies here for Ford, Plymouth and other…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 15:58

Dearborn DeSoto Plant

At 8505 Warren Avenue, west of Wyoming, is the enduring administration building of the large manufacturing center where Chrysler Corporation produced DeSoto automobiles. The plant…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 16:04

Sterling Heights Assembly Plant

At 38111 Van Dyke in Sterling Heights, north of Detroit, is the FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. Built in 1953 for the United States military…
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Friday, 25 October 2019 16:11

Murray Body Corporation Plant

The Murray Body Corporation Plant, at 1600 Clay in Detroit, is now the Russell Industrial Center, a block of buildings with working spaces for artists,…
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