The Factory

The rise and fall of what the locals call”The Factory” on South M-66 in Ionia, MI, is detailed. As perhaps the most significant employer on the Grand River between Lansing and Grand Rapids, this facility made world-renowned reed and wicker furniture, fabricated jeep seats and tarpaulins for the American war effort in WWII, manufactured the famous “Woody” station wagon, and assembled legendary “muscle cars” such as the Shelby Cobra and Corvette Stingray., The rise and fall of what the locals call”The Factory” on South M-66 in Ionia, MI, is detailed. As perhaps the most significant employer on the Grand River between Lansing and Grand Rapids, this facility made world-renowned reed and wicker furniture, fabricated jeep seats and tarpaulins for the American war effort in WWII, manufactured the famous “Woody” station wagon, and assembled legendary “muscle cars”.