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    The Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Richmond, California, was the largest assembly plant to be built on the West Coast and its conversion to wartime production during World War II aided the Nation's war effort. Built in 1930 during the Great Depression, the assembly plant was measures nearly 500,000 square feet. The factory was a major stimulant to the local and regional economy and was an important development in Richmond's inner harbor and port program. Ford became Richmond's third largest employer, behind Standard Oil and the Santa Fe Railroad. It is also an outstanding example of 20th-century industrial architecture designed by architect Albert Kahn, known for his "daylight factory" design, which employed extensive window openings that became his trademark. The main building is comprised of a two-story section, a single-story section, a craneway, a boiler house and a shed canopy structure over the railroad track.

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    List of Ford factories

    VIN Name City/State Country Years Products Comments Alexandria Assembly AlexandriaEgypt1950–1966 Ford trucks including Thames Trader trucks Opened in 1950. Ali Automobiles KarachiPakistanFord Anglia, Ford Cortina, Ford Kombi, Ford F-Series pickupsAli Automobiles was nationalized in 1972, becoming Awami Autos N (EU) Amsterdam Assembly AmsterdamNetherlands1932–1981 Ford Transit, Ford Transcontinental, Ford D-Series, Ford N-Series (EU) Assembled a wide range of Ford products primarily for the local market. Antwerp Assembly AntwerpBelgium1922–1964 Ford Model T
    Ford Model A
    Ford Model Y
    1932 Ford
    1949 Ford
    Ford Taunus P3
    Ford Taunus P4
    Ford Falcon
    Ford Fairlane
    Edsel (CKD)
    Ford F-SeriesOriginal plant was on Rue Dubois from 1922 to 1926. Ford then moved to the Hoboken District of Antwerp in 1926 until they moved to a plant near the Bassin Canal in 1931. Replaced bygd the Genk plant that opened in

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    Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant

    United States historic place

    The Ford Richmond Plant, formally the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, in Richmond, California, was the largest assembly plant to be built on the West Coast[2] and its conversion to wartime production during World War II aided the United States' war effort. The plant is part of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It currently houses the National Park Service visitor center, several private businesses and the Craneway Pavilion, an event venue.

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    Built in 1930 during the Great Depression, the assembly plant measures nearly 500,000 square feet (46,450 m2). The factory was a major stimulant to the local and regional economy and was an important development in Richmond's inner harbor and port plan.[2] Ford became Richmond's third largest employer, behind Standard Oil and th