The 1948 Tucker Torpedo, manufactured on the site of the present-day FORD CITY MALL. The complex that -in part- became the shopping center was used by Preston Tucker's company, before he was cut off at the knees by Detroit's automotive aristocracy.
Photos from Wikipedia / Sean O'Flaherty


The mall's original front facade and Main Entrance. A Woolworth 5 & 10 and Harvest House Cafeteria are in the immediate foreground, with a National Food grocery and J.C. Penney off in the distance.
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