Original Buildings in the Village for the October 1929 Grand Opening But Are There No Longer
At this point, the buildings I have written about so far in each chapter of this blog, barring a few exceptions, are what Henry Ford had erected in the Village at the time of the grand opening that took place on October 21, 1929. I say "barring a few exceptions" because there were a number of other structures that were originally placed in the Village for the 1929 Jubilee that have since been removed. The above map - a copy of the original handed out on that very first rain-filled evening - will show the reader Henry Ford's original plan for Greenfield Village. Some of the buildings listed below I have information on while others are seemingly lost to history (at least until I can make it back to the Benson Ford Research Center). I also plan to add more photos as I am able to acquire them. Please check the above map and compare with the structures below as well as what I have previously written about. And stay tuned to see how Greenfield Village grew over the years. ...