Tri-Main Center

Tri-Main Center

The faded letters spelling Ford are still visible on the old smokestack of the Tri-Main Center. Henry Ford commissioned architect Albert Kahn in 1915 to design the facility that would go on to produce hundreds of thousands of Model Ts and Model A Fords. In the years leading up to and during World War II, Bell Aircraft occupied the space and was followed by Trico until 1988. The Tri-Main Center celebrated its 25th year in its current manifestation as Buffalo's original repurposing success story. Tri-Main has been a blueprint for the revitalization of local manufacturing spaces. On the 2000 block of Main St., the building is home to over 100 artist studios, workshops and businesses in its sprawling 575,000 square feet.

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