Tag Archives: Henry Ford

Detroit is back – and this time that’s what it means

It would be an exaggeration to describe last week’s events two miles down Michigan Avenue as a “resurgence.” But even by Detroit standards, this was a pretty good comeback. For there, in the midsummer sun of June 6, was Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s most conspicuous and infamous building, finally restored to its full glory after… Read More »

How did Henry Ford’s utopian dream collapse in the Amazon rainforest?

Parts of Fordlândia have been reclaimed by rainforest – The Washington Post/Getty When I looked at the ceiling of the Paz theater in Belém’s old town, I thought I might see pink river dolphins. Maybe it was a touch of heatstroke. It wasn’t yet 9.30 and the weather was muggy. Soon the temperature will be… Read More »