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Cornerstone: Detroit becomes the Motor City: From small biz to big wheel; The Big Three and everything else associated with the automobile was built one man at a time.
Crain's Detroit Business, June, 2001 by To, Michelle Krebs Special
Were it not for its small-business men, including some of the most famous names in U.S. history, Detroit would not be the Motor City. Nor would it be, ironically, home to the world's largest corporations. The small-business men who built the automobile industry in the 20th century forever changed the city.
Detroit's signature industry, in turn, forever changed the nation. And the world. Detroit, indeed, was ripe for manufacturing, with its location on the Detroit River for easy transport of goods; its nearby availability of raw materials, from lumber to iron ore; and its rich base of skilled tradesmen working in its already-established businesses, including carriage-making. But other cities - including Chicago, Cleveland and Indianapolis - just as easily...
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