Historic Florida Ford factory to be demolished despite pleas for preservation
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A former Ford factory in Jacksonville, Florida, that built the Model T from 1924 to 1932 is set to be demolished after the city council approved a proposed plan.
The reinforced concrete structure was designed by Albert Kahn Associates, which was also responsible for Ford's revolutionary Rouge River Assembly plant in Michigan, according to Hemmings. Gary Gastelu is Fox News Digital's automotive editor.
Located on the St. Johns River next to Jacksonville's Mathews Bridge, it ended car production in 1932, but was used by Ford as a part distribution hub until 1968 and by several other companies over the following decades.
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