The Ford Rouge plant was a masterpiece of industrial architecture and a globally famous factory of the future when it began producing Ford Motor Company's Model A in 1927.
The world's largest industrial complex at the time, the Rouge plant has produced millions of cars since, among them the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Ranger truck.
The mighty Rouge was the brainchild of company founder Henry Ford, who hired legendary Detroit architect Albert Kahn to bring it to life. Ford wanted a place that could produce everything his assembly line needed to build a car, from start to finish. Even nature had to submit to Ford's vision: since the Rouge River did not connect with effort Detroit River, a channel was dug and a large turning basin created so the freighters that unloaded ore from northern Michigan and coal from Pennsylvania could turn around and go back for more.
The ore that came in via ship, or the lime from the railroad lines that entered the Rouge plant directly, were torched into steel inside the Rouge plant's giant blast furnaces. From there, the foundry shaped it into all the vital car segments, from the frame to the engine. At the peak of its production, some 100,000 employees were responsible for churning out a new car every 49 seconds. Its dynamism was immortalized by Mexican painter Diego Rivera in the murals inside the Garden Court of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a cherished local landmark.
The Rouge remains a landmark as well. It survived labor troubles, countless recessions, its own environmental toxicity, industrial accidents, and outsourcing. For decades, some half-million visitors took part in tours demonstrating the Rouge might, but public tours ended in the early 1970s.They kicked off again in 2004 and show off some newly redesigned buildings and even an environmentally friendly rooftop designed to insulate the Dearborn Truck assembly below, absorb carbon dioxide, and create oxygen. Though Rouge Steel Magnolia candles actually burn tiny amounts of oxygen, they have a much nicer scent.
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour
The world's largest industrial complex at the time, the Rouge plant has produced millions of cars since, among them the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Ranger truck.
The mighty Rouge was the brainchild of company founder Henry Ford, who hired legendary Detroit architect Albert Kahn to bring it to life. Ford wanted a place that could produce everything his assembly line needed to build a car, from start to finish. Even nature had to submit to Ford's vision: since the Rouge River did not connect with effort Detroit River, a channel was dug and a large turning basin created so the freighters that unloaded ore from northern Michigan and coal from Pennsylvania could turn around and go back for more.
The ore that came in via ship, or the lime from the railroad lines that entered the Rouge plant directly, were torched into steel inside the Rouge plant's giant blast furnaces. From there, the foundry shaped it into all the vital car segments, from the frame to the engine. At the peak of its production, some 100,000 employees were responsible for churning out a new car every 49 seconds. Its dynamism was immortalized by Mexican painter Diego Rivera in the murals inside the Garden Court of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a cherished local landmark.
The Rouge remains a landmark as well. It survived labor troubles, countless recessions, its own environmental toxicity, industrial accidents, and outsourcing. For decades, some half-million visitors took part in tours demonstrating the Rouge might, but public tours ended in the early 1970s.They kicked off again in 2004 and show off some newly redesigned buildings and even an environmentally friendly rooftop designed to insulate the Dearborn Truck assembly below, absorb carbon dioxide, and create oxygen. Though Rouge Steel Magnolia candles actually burn tiny amounts of oxygen, they have a much nicer scent.
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour
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Motor City Candleworks, based in the historic Russell Industrial Center in Detroit, Michigan, makes candles and incense with local flavor.
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If you want us to ship your order outside the US, please email us first for an estimate of your shipping cost.
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Do you work with a non-profit organization?
Our candles make great personlized gifts that you can give to your donors. Need to raise some money first? We also can tailor a fundraising program for your organization. Email us for more information.
Promote Michigan to your customers with our products
Our products work great as promotional tools for your business. We can customize candles with your logo, create incense with your artwork, or make our Motoroma Air Bags with your logo on the package. Email us for more information.
To reach us, you can always send us an email, or call (313) 254-4799.
Shipping charges are just $5 for orders under $35 that ship within the USA. Orders of $35 or more are shipped free in the USA.
If you want us to ship your order outside the US, please email us first for an estimate of your shipping cost.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
Do you work with a non-profit organization?
Our candles make great personlized gifts that you can give to your donors. Need to raise some money first? We also can tailor a fundraising program for your organization. Email us for more information.
Promote Michigan to your customers with our products
Our products work great as promotional tools for your business. We can customize candles with your logo, create incense with your artwork, or make our Motoroma Air Bags with your logo on the package. Email us for more information.
To reach us, you can always send us an email, or call (313) 254-4799.
OUR GOOFY FRAGRANCE NAMES
Alpena Verbena
Ann Arbor Berry Bash
Au Sable Bable Gum
Battle Creek Currant
Bay City Bayberry
Belleville
Strawberry Creamville
Buttercream Blissfield
Cheboygan
Cinnamon Rolls
Cliopatra
Dearborn
Dreamzsicle
Detroit Dragon Blood
Downriver Rat Musk
East Lansing
Leather Lush
Ferndale Frangipani
Flat Rock Fizz
Flint Stoned
Frankenmuth
Frankincense
Garden City Gardenia
Grand Rapids
Grandma's Kitchen
Grande Ballroom
Purple Haze
Great Lakes Lavender
Greenville Green Tea
Grosse Pointe
Olde Moneye
Hazel Park
Hazelnut Java
Holly Go Lightly
Honeysuckle Baked
Hamtown
Houghton Hash
Interlochen Rochen'
Irish Hills Irish Cream
Jackson Jasmine
Kalamazoo Cucumber
Lansing Love Spell
Lime Ada
Mackinack Lilac
Marquette Mist
Menominee
Magnolia Tree
MI Factory Worker
Michigan Road
Patch Ooli
Motor City Musk
Newago Nag
Newberry Blueberry
Oh Meo Mio
Paw Paw Pear Pear
Pellston Piner
Peppermint Perry
Petoskey Stoner
Punch Cocktail
Plum Street
Nag Champa
Pontiac Peace Pipe
Rose City Rosie
Rothbury Razzbury
Royal Oak Royale
Saginaw Smoke
Sandusky Sandalwood
Saugatuck Sands
Traverse City
Cheri Baby
Vanilla Paradise
Yooper Dooper
Voodoo
Ypsi Ylang Ylang
Alpena Verbena
Ann Arbor Berry Bash
Au Sable Bable Gum
Battle Creek Currant
Bay City Bayberry
Belleville
Strawberry Creamville
Buttercream Blissfield
Cheboygan
Cinnamon Rolls
Cliopatra
Dearborn
Dreamzsicle
Detroit Dragon Blood
Downriver Rat Musk
East Lansing
Leather Lush
Ferndale Frangipani
Flat Rock Fizz
Flint Stoned
Frankenmuth
Frankincense
Garden City Gardenia
Grand Rapids
Grandma's Kitchen
Grande Ballroom
Purple Haze
Great Lakes Lavender
Greenville Green Tea
Grosse Pointe
Olde Moneye
Hazel Park
Hazelnut Java
Holly Go Lightly
Honeysuckle Baked
Hamtown
Houghton Hash
Interlochen Rochen'
Irish Hills Irish Cream
Jackson Jasmine
Kalamazoo Cucumber
Lansing Love Spell
Lime Ada
Mackinack Lilac
Marquette Mist
Menominee
Magnolia Tree
MI Factory Worker
Michigan Road
Patch Ooli
Motor City Musk
Newago Nag
Newberry Blueberry
Oh Meo Mio
Paw Paw Pear Pear
Pellston Piner
Peppermint Perry
Petoskey Stoner
Punch Cocktail
Plum Street
Nag Champa
Pontiac Peace Pipe
Rose City Rosie
Rothbury Razzbury
Royal Oak Royale
Saginaw Smoke
Sandusky Sandalwood
Saugatuck Sands
Traverse City
Cheri Baby
Vanilla Paradise
Yooper Dooper
Voodoo
Ypsi Ylang Ylang
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MOTOR CITY CANDLEWORKS MAKES SCENTS BY HAND IN MICHIGAN
All Motor City Candleworks products are made in an old auto factory in Detroit. Everything we make, we make by hand. Our candles are hand-poured, our incense is hand-dipped, our Motoromas are packaged by hand, and our Motor Oils are bottled by hand.
All of our fragrances are named for people and places througout Michigan. Where's your favorite part of our beautiful water winter wonderland? Whether you're partial to the thumb, or you call yourself a yooper, it's likely we've got a fragrance for you!
Scroll down to see our products and click on the links for more information. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for supporting a Michigan-based business!
All Motor City Candleworks products are made in an old auto factory in Detroit. Everything we make, we make by hand. Our candles are hand-poured, our incense is hand-dipped, our Motoromas are packaged by hand, and our Motor Oils are bottled by hand.
All of our fragrances are named for people and places througout Michigan. Where's your favorite part of our beautiful water winter wonderland? Whether you're partial to the thumb, or you call yourself a yooper, it's likely we've got a fragrance for you!
Scroll down to see our products and click on the links for more information. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for supporting a Michigan-based business!
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Votive Variety - $11.99
12 premium 2 ounce, 16 hour votive candles randomly selected from our current inventory. You will get at least 10 different fragrances,
and no more than two of any one fragrance.
Buy Votive Variety @ $11.99
Votive Variety is 12 randomly selected votives from our inventory. You won't know which 12 you're getting, but we don't think you'll mind. Because, what you can count on is 12-long-lasting, premium, hand-poured votives made in our studio in Detroit. You may get some of our trademark candles named for people and places around Michigan. Or you may get some candle fragrances you wont find anywhere else on our website. Sometimes, we make these just to experiment with new fragrances, and sometimes we make them for a specific event. In any case, you can be assured that they are all great scents made with the same attention to quality as are all of our candles.
12 premium 2 ounce, 16 hour votive candles randomly selected from our current inventory. You will get at least 10 different fragrances,
and no more than two of any one fragrance.
Buy Votive Variety @ $11.99
Votive Variety is 12 randomly selected votives from our inventory. You won't know which 12 you're getting, but we don't think you'll mind. Because, what you can count on is 12-long-lasting, premium, hand-poured votives made in our studio in Detroit. You may get some of our trademark candles named for people and places around Michigan. Or you may get some candle fragrances you wont find anywhere else on our website. Sometimes, we make these just to experiment with new fragrances, and sometimes we make them for a specific event. In any case, you can be assured that they are all great scents made with the same attention to quality as are all of our candles.
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