Workers Laying Conduit in Greenfield Village during Greenfield Village Restoration Project, 2003
THF133585 / Workers Laying Conduit in Greenfield Village during Greenfield Village Restoration Project, 2003
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Artifact Overview
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
08 January 2003
Subject Date
08 January 2003
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.B.115817.28
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 6 in
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SetRestoring Greenfield Village 2003
- 13 Artifacts
Much of Greenfield Village looked quite different in 2002 from what you see today. The village was showing its age -- its crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Yet replacing the underground systems also provided an opportunity to refresh and revise Greenfield Village itself. In September 2002, Greenfield Village closed to the public and restoration began. The transformed village reopened just nine months later.