Detroit's Architect: The Albert Kahn Bus Tour.

Name: Detroit's Architect: The Albert Kahn Bus Tour.
Start: 2025-10-12T13:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-12T16:30:00-04:00
Location: 3103 Commor , Hamtramck, MI, United States, Michigan 48212

Schedule

Sun Oct 12 2025 at 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3103 Commor , Hamtramck, MI, United States, Michigan 48212 | Hamtramck, MI

This tour is presented in partnership with The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation, in celebration of the architecture of Detroit, and Kahn's enduring designs.
Detroit led the world in architectural innovation during the first half of the last century, among the most important and influential of the city’s architects was Albert Kahn. Almost single-handedly, Kahn revolutionized factory design, enabling the high-volume, mass production of automobiles, aircraft, engines, weapons, and consumer products. Albert Kahn and his engineer brother, Julius Kahn, the inventor of modern reinforced concrete, transformed factories, warehouses, and office buildings from dark and dingy fire traps, into the strong, well lit, clean, and safe modern structures.
By the late 1930s, Albert Kahn’s firm was the leading industrial architecture firm in the world, and was designing nearly 20 percent of all architect-designed industrial buildings in the United States. In Detroit, Kahn and his firm planned more than 400 structures, including The Fisher Building, General Motors Building, and The First National Bank building. From the towering smokestacks of The Ford Motor Highland Park Factory to the awe-inspiring size of The Rouge, Kahn’s team shaped the very skyline of Detroit.
Join The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation as we visit Albert Kahn’s most significant and influential buildings during this three hour tour that proves Detroit “Kahn Do It”.
Together with your Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation guide, you’ll learn about the varying styles and constructions of Kahn’s most notable buildings, as well as the revolutionary advancements made by the firm. From the rapid growth his factories stimulated, to his struggles as a new immigrant. From telephone companies to automotive giants, country clubs to synagogues. And everything in between we humbly invite you to explore Kahn’s Detroit.
Tickets are $50.00 a person
This tour departs from The Detroit History Club, home of Detroit History Tours, 3103 Commor St., Hamtramck, MI 48212. Parking is on the street. Doors to the club open 30 minutes before ticketed times; guests are invited to come inside, check into the tour, and relax until the departure time. Bathrooms are available.
If you have a large group consider booking any of our fabulous tours as a private charter. We can arrange to pick your group up from any location, on any day and any time. Check out our Private Tours link for more information.