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Ford Rotunda
The Ford Rotunda was a tourist attraction located in Dearborn, Michigan. At one point, it was the fifth most popular tourist destination in the United States in the mid-twentieth century. This futuristic structure received more visits in the 1950s than did the Statue of Liberty.〔Nolan, J. (1996, June 1996). When Flames Consumed a Christmas Fantasy. Retrieved from The Detroit News: http://blogs.detroitnews.com/history/1996/06/12/when-flames-consumed-a-christmas-fantasy/〕 The Rotunda was built for the 1934 World’s Fair–“A Century of Progress International Exposition”–in Chicago, Illinois. After the World’s Fair, the Rotunda was dismantled and rebuilt in Dearborn, serving as the visitor center for what was then the equivalent of Ford Motor Company’s “World Headquarters”. Albert Kahn, who designed the Rotunda for Ford’s exposition at the World’s Fair, was also called upon to update the design for its new purpose. Its ultra-modern design, elaborate shows, and spectacular Christmas displays contributed to the Rotunda’s extreme popularity amongst tourists during its existence. The Rotunda was destroyed on November 9, 1962, due to a fire.
== 1934 Chicago World’s Fair ==
The Ford Rotunda (also referred to as the Ford Pavilion, and the Ford Exposition Building) was built by the Ford Motor Company for the 1934 World’s Fair to house installations depicting man’s developments in transportation. The Rotunda was situated within 12 acres of the Lake Michigan shoreline near South Side, Chicago. The building itself was a 900-foot-long building with a 12-story glass rotunda at its center, hence the name. The building also contained 65 towering pylons at one end and a large exhibition hall at the other, requiring enough steel to erect a skyscraper 125 feet square and 22 stories high. Since the emphasis was on the automobile, part of the tour of the Rotunda took place in automatically operated Ford-built convertibles riding on a special roadway. The pavilion featured a number of exhibits designed by Walt Disney.〔Stanton, J. (1997). Ford Pavilion. Retrieved May 17, 2013, from New York 1964 World's Fair: http://www.westland.net/ny64fair/map-docs/ford.htm〕 This exhibit was seen by over 12 million visitors.〔Weber, D. (2009, December 24). Ford Rotunda Meant Memories for Thousands of Visitors. Retrieved from @Ford Online: http://www.at.ford.com/news/cn/pages/fordrotundameantmemoriesforthousandsofvisitors1.aspx〕
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