Depot Town in Ypsilanti in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hudsons & Friends
at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
1. Hudsons & Friends Marker
The building has stories to tell
It can tell about first being built as an electric plant before being converted to manufacturing in 1905. There are memories of 1916 when it became the first Dodge dealership outside Detroit, later becoming a Willys-Overland-Whippet car dealership. But Hudson Sales & Service is its claim to fame, as Carl Miller sold Hudson cars here for 25 years, until 1958, as the world's last Hudson dealer. This building really found its voice in 1995, reborn as the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
You Auto Know
Carl Miller's Hudson Sales & Service sold 1,969 new Hudson, Essex, Terraplane, Rambler, and Metropolitan automobiles, and one 1957 Nash.
Erected by Motorcities National Heritage Area, National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 42° 14.754′ N, 83° 36.479′ W. Marker is in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Depot Town. Marker is at the intersection of East Cross Street and North River Street, on the right when traveling east
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ypsilanti (within shouting distance of this marker); The Barracks / Ypsilanti in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Days in Depot Town (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ypsilanti Woolen Mill Company (about 500 feet away); The Thompson Building (about 500 feet away); Michigan Central Railroad Depot (about 500 feet away); Michigan Central Railroad Gardens (about 500 feet away); The Real McCoy (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ypsilanti.
Also see . . .
1. Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on April 29, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
2. Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
2. Upper left image
1946 Hudson Dealership. Photo courtesy of Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
3. Upper right image
Carl L. Miller. Photo courtesy of Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
4. Lower left image
Museum, 1999. Photo courtesy of Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
5. Lower middle image
Show Room, 1946, waiting for first new car after WW II. Photo courtesy of Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
6. Lower right image
Museum, 2007
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
7. Hudsons & Friends Marker
Photographed By Joel S., March 26, 2016
8. Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 29, 2016, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
