Lost building, Riverbend, 1910 to 1959
Hudson Motor Car Co.
Demolished in 1959
- Opened
- 1910
- Torn down
- 1959
Designed by Albert Kahn
Hudson Motor Car Co. stood in Riverbend from 1910 until 1959. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1959
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
Hudson Motor Car Co. went up in 1910, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Albert Kahn drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 1959, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1910 Built Designed by Albert Kahn
- 1959 Closed
- 1959 Demolished
- 2026 Today 67 years since it came down
Where it is
12601 E. Jefferson Ave.
On this map
- 1 Hudson Motor Car Co. This place
- 2 Continental Motors 0.2 mi
- 3 Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant 0.2 mi
- 4 Savarine Hotel 0.3 mi
- 5 Hudson Hotel 0.5 mi
- 6 Vanity Ballroom 0.6 mi
- 7 Vanity Ballroom Building 0.7 mi
- 8 Roger Margerum House 0.7 mi
- 9 Carstens Elementary School 0.7 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Albert KahnAmerican architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Albert Kahn
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Around the block
It is in Riverbend. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Continental Motors Building, built 1912, by Albert Kahn 0.2 mi
- Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant Building, built 1908, Art Moderne, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1990 0.2 mi
- Savarine Hotel Hotel, built 1926, by Louis J. Chesnow 0.3 mi
- Hudson Hotel Hotel, built 1927, demolished 1987 0.5 mi
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Vanity Ballroom
Building, built 1929, Art Deco, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Albert duce, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
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Vanity Ballroom Building
Building, built 1929, Art Deco, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Albert duce, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.7 mi
- Roger Margerum House Built 2005, Modernist 0.7 mi
- Carstens Elementary School School, built 1915, Arts & Crafts, by William E. Higginbotham, demolished 0.7 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Hudson Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.