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Auto Body
Wayside Exhibit Program (corner of Turner and Grand River) RREO would also take over the Duplex truck factory, at Washington and Mt. Hope (next to Atlas Drop Forge), in order to expand its...
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Atlas Drop Forge, 1913
Wayside Exhibit Program (corner Washington and Mt. Hope) Incorporated almost simultaneously with Michigan Screw, Atlas was also run by R.E. Olds, President, and first located next to the Bates and...
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Approaching "Novi Corners" Headed in Four Directions
Travel to the intersection of Novi Road and Grand River Ave. and find yourself in the heart of Novi. The city has always revolved around this intersection, no matter how many stores have come and gone.
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American Ingenuity: Carriages to Race Cars
Discover the story of America's journey from the days of four legged horse power to fuel injected horsepower as you visit places like the MotorSports Hall of Fame or the restored Durant-Dort...
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Alter Motor Company
In Plymouth the Alter Motor Company was founded in 1914. The car that was produced at the company was designed by Clarence Alter, a 19-year-old from Wisconsin at the time. Only one Alter automobile...
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Alter Car Factory
The Alter Motor Company was formed in 1914 to start producing cars designed by a nineteen year old from Wisconsin named Clarence Alter. The company employeed 100 men and cranked out 25 cars per day.
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Air Support for Pontiac's Automobile Industry
The City of Pontiac Municipal Airport opened in 1928 as a critical link for the automobile industry and a sign that Pontiac was on the move. It gave industry leaders quick travel in and out of...
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A Plank Road History: Gratiot Avenue and "The Junction"
Roads like the Gratiot Turnpike were made with framed, durable planks before concrete paved streets first appeared. For 2 cents, you could take your carriage, drawn by two animals, across the turnpike.
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A Lake and a Trolley
"Weekenders" were brought to Cass Lake from the Detroit and Pontiac areas in 1895. In 1912, Joseph E. Sawyer began selling lots of homes and cottages on the lake and near Orchard Lake Road to new...
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"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 world. St. John Street was just a short walk...
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