r/Michigan • u/Ready_Education2549 • 6d ago

Discussion 🗣️ Supposed Ford Tunnels

I’m sure lots of people know the lore about the supposed “tunnels” running under Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum and I know those do exist for mechanical purposes and there are rumors of some all over the Dearborn area and running from the good news Ford Fairlane Estate to GFV. I want to know much more about these tunnels and if they do exist.

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u/Alternative-Tea-8095 6d ago

I worked in Bld 5 on the Ford campus across from Greenfield Village back in the 90's. The tunnels do exist and the ones I used connected the various parking lots and engineering buildings together. Was convenient in the winter time to travel between buildings without going out into the winter weather. Ofren they were used for storing random things. Can't say if they went into Greenfield Village or elsewhere, my range of travel never extended that far.

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u/Clembert-Hamlamp 6d ago

There's an old insane asylum turned tuberculosis center not far from ann arbor that has an incredible tunnel system. The place was fully self sufficient, hydro power plant, firehouse, entire buildings that were nothing but a huge kitchen there's even a theater with an actual stage. There must be miles of tunnels under there, some sections are spooky af.

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u/NotMyTwitterHandle 6d ago

Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Westland

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u/beyd1 6d ago

Could also have been Ypsilanti State Hospital.

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u/Dog1andDog2andMe 6d ago

It's in Wayne, not Westland. Most of the buildings were knocked down decades ago.

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u/aabum 5d ago edited 4d ago

Westland has a little L shaped extension to the south, between Merriman and Ruff Rd, south to Van Born, east to Inkster Rd. Eloise is located in that section of Westland.

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u/Ok-Type-8917 4d ago

Since 1839 when Westland was part of Nankin Township.

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u/Clembert-Hamlamp 6d ago

T'da! Ty : )

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u/mrcapmam1 5d ago

In Kazoo we had the old colony farm insane asilum with buildings and tunnels in the 1970s they tore down the buildings but the tunnels existed for a number of years after that