Henry Ford’s Owl Night Lunch Wagon

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While working the night shift at Detroit’s Edison Illuminating Company in the 1890s, Henry Ford frequented the Owl Night Lunch Wagon. He purchased the fondly-remembered Owl in 1927 for Greenfield Village, where it operates today.

Henry Ford with Co-Worker at Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1896

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Henry Ford with Other Employees at Edison Illuminating Company Plant, circa 1894

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Henry Ford When Employed by Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, March 1893

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Visitors at the Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, 1935

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Woman Seated in the Restored Owl Night Lunch Wagon, Greenfield Village, circa 1986

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Serving Food from the Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1935

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Preparing Food inside the Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1935

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Business Card for J. M. Colquhoun, Central Night Lunch Wagon, Detroit, Michigan, 1901-1927 - 1

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Map Showing Layout of Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1947

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Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938

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Owl Night Lunch Wagon Used by Henry Ford, circa 1890 - 2

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Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"

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