Henry Ford II and Architect John Portman with Model of Detroit Renaissance Center, May 1972

THF271331 / Henry Ford II and Architect John Portman with Model of Detroit Renaissance Center, May 1972

THF271332 / Henry Ford II and Architect John Portman with Model of Detroit Renaissance Center, May 1972 / back

Artifact Overview

In his final years as chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II championed the Renaissance Center, a $350 million office-hotel-retail complex intended to revitalize downtown Detroit. The RenCen opened in phases, with the last of its seven towers completed in 1981. Ironically, General Motors purchased the complex in 1996 to house its world headquarters.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 May 1972

Collection Title

Henry Ford II Photographs Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1969.22

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Automobile industry executives Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 Portman, John Calvin Renaissance Center (Detroit, Mich.)