We spent the second day in Detroit in The Henry Ford - Greenfield Village
This is an incredible 80 acres where you can experience the sights and sounds of America's formation and history.
Today happened to be the 69th annual Old Car Festival.
It is billed as "CELEBRATING THE EARLY SPORTS CARS OF AMERICA"
There were over 800 unique antique autos from all parts of the US, and their owners all dressed in period costumes. A very colorful day!
Train rides around the entire village.
Just continual streams of these cars all through the village
Such pretty costumes!
Roaring 20's dress --while she is texting no doubt!
This is the Stanley Steamer
It gets 1 mile per gallon (of water!)
Who needs the roads when there is such good grass?
My favorite fire engine -- the sign on the side says "SAME DAY RESPONSE"
Model T Snow Cat
Model T Tow Truck
He is explaining how to get on this thing without falling off.
Two modes of transportation centuries apart!
and now for the stunt rides!
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were good friends. Ford moved several buildings of Edison's to Greenfield Village.
Edison invented so many things - this is the first phonograph.
(it sounded awful - but was a major breakthrough)
This building was Edison's lab. (moved from Menlo Park) . The guide is showing a picture of Edison at age 82 at a party for him. He sat in that chair and Ford never allowed it to be moved.
It is nailed to the floor.
Henry Ford created the Village by buying and moving all kinds of buildings.
This is a cottage from England, built in the 1600's.
It was used during World War I as a
Red Cross recovery and rehab station.
Today they have the soldiers dressed in WWI uniforms
and display the Red Cross information.
The LIBERTY CRAFTS area
displays crafts important to America's development
View of the Grist Mill
using water wheel power to grind grain
Employees are making this hooked rug.
using these strips of fabric that have been used on making other items in the Village
Jacquard loom creates this weaving by using one punched card for each row.
It can be thought of as a precursor to the punch cards of early computers!
The demo of the printing press.
Hope you made it to the end of this blog- long day but interesting.
Tomorrow we have a long drive.
