Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant

Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant Pictures

DOOR NEAR END OF ASSEMBLY LINE, WITH WATER TOWER. VIEW TO EAST.

VIEW OF WATER TOWER FROM ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER CAGE AT NORTH END OF SECOND FLOOR WAREHOUSE. VIEW TO WEST-NORTHWEST.

ROOF DETAIL, LOOKING EAST TOWARD SECOND FLOOR WAREHOUSE FROM ROOF OF ASSEMBLY AREA.

SAWTOOTH WINDOW RANKS ABOVE ASSEMBLY LINES, WATER TOWER, AND SECOND FLOOR WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE. VIEW TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.

SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PLANT, SHOWING BOILER STACK.

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• The Opening
• The Work Place - Introduction
• The Organization
• Organizing Labor
• Labor Post World War II
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• Technology and Process
• Pressed Steel Technology
• Assembly Floor
• Temporal and Technological Change
• Development: Depression Years
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• Plant Improvements
• The First Flood
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• Demise Period
• Flood and Fire in 1956
• Last Days
• Demolition
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• Regional and National Impact
• Site's Effect on the Physical Environment
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