n Ford Motor Co.’s early years, it faced the need for quick expansion, and the greater manufacturing capabilities required by the strong demand for its automobiles. It all began with humble beginnings at the Mack Avenue Plant in Detroit, then grew to Ford’s first purpose-built assembly facility, the Piquette Avenue Plant, also in Detroit. As those first Model Ts starting rolling out of the three-story Piquette plant’s doors in the fall of 1908, orders were pouring in so fast that it was impossible to keep up with demand in what quickly became cramped quarters. Ford soon turned to the talents of architect Albert Kahn, who was charged with designing the spacious and efficient new Highland Park Ford Plant in Highland Park, Mich., where full production of the “Tin Lizzie” could be
