History The Ford Rotunda Building...

Me and the ol' lady were cruising around yesterday and we drove past the area where the famous building once stood many years ago. I wanted to stop and take some pictures of the of the area, but it was raining and didn't want get soaked. So, this morning I decided to scrounge the net to see what I could find.... Here's a few nice ones for you guys to enjoy. The last one shows the famous building burning down to the ground back on November 9th, 1962 We were on that street with the 2 driveways.......

 

Sorry Guys... the pics didn't load up... Damn!

 

Can someone delete this thread please?? Thank you!

 

You can delete it yourself ya know.

 

Just load the pics...I'm curious now

 

Load the shots and go back and take some of the former site when the sun comes out...LOL

 

Well looks like we will not see the new photos... but how about some old photos... found these on ebay...






















Rod & Custom magazine did a nice article on this some time ago... click the image below to see it.

 

Rik, thanx for posting this wonderful hunk of architecture. How cool this structure is, and all the bad *** decor, they don't make'em like that anymore. Made my day. Thanx again brother. ~Sololobo~

 

This was the end.

More info:
http://automotivemileposts.com/autobrevity/fordrotunda.html

 

Another one...

 

Wow--more proof the future always looked better in the past.

 

so an HVAC guy with a torch took it down, such a waste.