American Electrical Heater (Detroit, Michigan)
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Cass Avenue, 6100
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Established in 1894 by brothers Frank and Robert Kuhn, the American Electric Heater Company constructed a two story, Albert Kahn designed factory in 1909. The company produced electric heating devices including soldering irons and clothes irons. Following a reporter's description of their clothes iron as an American Beauty, the company established the American Beauty line of irons. Large letters spelling out the name American Beauty Electric Irons were erected on the roof of the building's Woodward Avenue frontage.
The plant closed in 1995 and was demolished in 2012 by Wayne State University for a parking lot.
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The plant closed in 1995 and was demolished in 2012 by Wayne State University for a parking lot.
www.detroityes.com/industry/41american_beauty.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam_Historic_District
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Coordinates: 42°21'56"N 83°4'16"W
- Borroughs 0.5 km
- Central Forge 2.5 km
- Plant No 2 3 km
- Brush Runabout - Maxwell 4.3 km
- Former Site Of Chrysler Highland Park Headquarters 4.7 km
- Detroit City High School (former location) 4.9 km
- Ford Highland Park Plant 5.4 km
- Foundry 5.6 km
- site of WWII Temporary Housing 1940's - 1956 6 km
- Vickers 6 km
- Tech Town 0.3 km
- I-94 & M-10 Interchange 0.8 km
- Wayne State University 0.8 km
- New Center Area 0.8 km
- Cultural Center Historic District 0.8 km
- I-75 & I-94 Interchange 1.1 km
- Virginia Park Historic District 1.3 km
- Medical Center District 1.7 km
- Midtown 1.8 km
- North End 2 km