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- Grosse Pointe Race Track, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, circa 1901 - The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.
- circa 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Grosse Pointe Race Track, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, circa 1901
The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.
- Grosse Pointe Race Track, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, circa 1901 - The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.
- circa 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Grosse Pointe Race Track, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, circa 1901
The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.