The plan was to harvest the rubber and ship it back to detroit, where it would be turned into tires and other parts for ford cars. New video shows police tried to tase ahmaud arbery in 2017. The plantations of fordlandia and belterra were two attempts by the ford motor company from 19281945 to establish a permanent rubber plantation presence in brazil. We invite you to learn about and take action to address these important issues. Human and nature fought back today fordlandia is a spectacular, almost completely deserted and decaying town in the jungle, a modern ruin telling about the failure of the american dream. But he had several unusual passions and two of them converge, rather ironically, in the story of fordlandia. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. Aerial view of fordlandia, brazil, 1934 the henry ford. Fordlandia henry fords forgotten jungle city failure. In the middle of the amazon, the haunted remains of fordlandia.
Henry fords failed rubber plantation in the middle of the amazon rain forest. See fordlandia photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of fordlandia in brazil. Fordlandia also tells equally fascinating stories of creation and destruction that are less well known than fords. Sawmill, firehouse and water tower in fordlandia, brazil, historical images via the henry ford. Jul 31, 20 come tour fordlandia, henry fords failed suburb in brazil. Fordlandia follows the equally stunning ibm 1401, a users manual, as the second installment in johannssons proposed trilogy of technocratic and autocratic american business icons a fact that lets one ponder the good and generally bad impacts of technology on culture as both henry fords fordlandia rubber plantation and the mass production. This first concession of land was in the north of brazil at boa vista. And by the beginning of the century, this produce was vastly outperforming brazils rubber crop.
As most of you know, henry ford was the automotive genius that founded the ford motor company. His 2008 album fordlandia weaves threads of thoughts together taking the the images of several subjects from an american magnate builds a doomed utopia in the depths of the brazilian rainforest, a victorian poetess laments the death of pan, a pagan rocket scientist blows himself up in his californian. On henry fords 150th birthday, a look inside his failed utopia. Ford ambitiously hoped to free his companys dependence on foreign rubber by starting a rubber plantation. He was a mastermind of production efficiency and pretty much revolutionized the way we build cars on. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city grandin, greg on. The album is thematically influenced by the failure of henry fords brazilian rubber plant fordlandia. The story addressed by the film begins in 1927, when the ford motor company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the tapajos river, a primary tributary of the amazon. In january 2009, al jazeera went to fordlandia in the brazilian amazon to see the mythical place that henry ford created to cultivate rubber to make tires for his automotive industry and found a.
View brazilian workers harvest fruit at fordlandia vintage historic hd stock video footage in brazil, 1934. The album was released on 3 november 2008 via 4ad, his second new release for the record label following 2006s ibm 1401, a users manual. Fordlandia s eventual demise as a rubber plantation foreshadowed the practices that today are laying waste to the rain forest. It is located on the east banks of the tapajos river roughly 300 kilometres 190 mi south of the city of santarem. He invested billions into the infrastructure of this failed rubber plantation but. Post fordlandia explores the ruins of fordlandia, through an other worldly protagonist, referencing the writings of the early explorers of the amazonian jungle, the indigenous myths relating to the rubber tree and fords own vision for fordlandia. Fordlandia the failure of henry fords utopian city. The dearborn inn is considered to be the worlds first. More than a parable of one mans arrogant attempt to force his will on the natural world, fordlandia depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone america that the ford factory system did much to dispatch.
But as keen as his vision was and as determined as ford pumped money into the project for 20 years, as merciless and relentless his dreams failed. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. The goal of setting up the ford motor company of brazil was twofold. Ford rubber plantations in brazil from 19281945, the ford motor company built the fordlandia and belterra plantations in an attempt to establish a permanent rubber plantation presence in brazil. Believe it or not, the town is still there but not at all like it was planned. Mar 11, 2014 fordlandia a city henry ford built in the amazon with the intention of producing rubber. Fordlandia was the name given to the plantation where henry ford attempted to cultivate rubber in brazil. Situated on the banks of the rio tapajos near the city of santarem, brazil, fordlandia was the centerpiece town of a land grant concession, consisting of two and a half million acres, the size of a small american state think. In 1928 the king of car building, henry ford, not only wanted to secure the natural rubber production for his cars with his model settlement in the. Henry ford established fordlandia and belterra in the brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production.
He began shipping machinery and supplies to the amazon in 1928. Henry ford was without doubt a great industrialist. Up next in the middle of the amazon, the haunted remains of fordlandia duration. He thought he could perfect society by building model. Even as the prospect of profits from fordlandia receded further and further into the future, the. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented.
This video tour of an abandoned asylum looks straight out of a horror film. But in the jungles of brazil, he would ultimately be defeated. Fordlandia on flickr historic images from the benson ford research center, a library and archive located at the henry ford museum. Written, directed and produced by marcos colon, beyond fordlandia 2017, 75 min presents an environmental account of henry fords amazon experience decades after its failure. But it very quickly became a much more ambitious project, an attempt to create an american town and american way of life in the amazon. Fordlandia, brazil wallpapers sara henrichs dreams of visiting henry fords ghost town in the amazon forest henry fords amazon experiment in fordlandia, brazil. Fordlandia, the american dream visualized in a town, is now located as a modern ruin in the brazilian jungle and tells about the limits of globalization, long before this word was even invented. This video tour of an abandoned asylum looks straight out of a.
Today in detroit usa, an american woman trying to understand her recurring dreams and searching for explanations, she finds out that she lived another life in the early 30ies during fordlandia s construction saga by henry ford. Oct 11, 2010 in january 2009, al jazeera went to fordlandia in the brazilian amazon to see the mythical place that henry ford created to cultivate rubber to make tires for his automotive industry and found a. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city democracy now, broadcast 2 july 2009, video and discussion transcript available. Mar 02, 20 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city democracy now, broadcast 2 july 2009, video and discussion transcript. There are two methods of distribution, one for interested private individuals, and the other for institutions who wish to organize a showing or make this material available to users of their institution. Jul 19, 2009 fordlandia was a commercial enterprise, intended to extract raw material for the production of motor cars, but it was framed as a civilizing mission, an attempt to build the ideal american society. The inn wikipedia entry here was also the brainchild of henry ford. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. On henry fords 150th birthday, a look inside his failed. Buy hd video and archival still photo images of clip number 65675064722. Fordlandia was a failure, but the dearborn inn was a success. See more ideas about city, henry ford and abandoned. This page will describe how you can obtain a copy of the film for viewing.
Today in detroit usa, an american woman trying to understand her recurring dreams and searching for explanations, she finds out that she lived another life in the early 30ies during fordlandias construction saga by henry ford. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Brazilian workers harvest fruits in orchards and latex. The film beyond fordlandia highlights several pressing issues related to environmental destruction, human rights, and development in the amazon region of brazil. Fordlandia henry fords brazilian ghost town on vimeo. At that time the sole source of rubber was the south american tree hevea brasiliensis, whose sap is natural latex. Its a town located in the amazon rainforests of brazil. Fordlandia hotels map is available on the target page linked above. In 1928, henry ford ordered the construction of a city in the amazon rainforest.
Net presents transmissao fordlandia, a live radio broadcast event from the jungle city of fordlandia, brazil. Come tour fordlandia, henry fords failed suburb in brazil. Greg grandin is the author of fordlandia, empires workshop, the last colonial massacre, and the awardwinning the blood of guatemala. Deep in brazils amazon, exploring the ruins of fords. Henry ford, one of americas wealthiest men, set his sights to build a rubber plantation and provide a better way of life for the brazilian workforce. Certainly he was unable to buy his way into rubber royalty, and his efforts to spread his american healthy lifestyle were met with resentment and hostility but history has repeatedly shown that obscene wealth gives one the privilege. The auto magnates experiment with a vast rubber plantation in the brazilian jungle involved not only economic and. Ever heard of henry fords colossal failed city in the jungle. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city.
Ford wanted his own supply of rubber and he decided to get it by. Ford liked his automotive business to be as selfreliant as possible. Water tower and main warehouse building in fordlandia, brazil by amit. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Ford realized that when visitors came to the detroit area via ford airport in dearborn, michigan, they did so without a place to stay so mr. The failure of fords jungle utopia henry ford didnt just want to be a maker of cars he wanted to be a maker of men.
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