This page is in tribute to all the past and present Grand Rapids Metal Center / Fisher Body Plant #1 employees that contributed to the great successes here during its 8 decades of operation. ...Because This Plant was not built in one day!....Or in one Year for that Matter!
The story of the Grand Rapids Metal Plant
1930's
Early Construction Photo 1
Early Construction Photo 2
Early Construction Photo 3
1930's Photo Collage
1936's Visitors Brochure Open House Brochure
Plants Front Entrance Plant Security Officer Visitors Entrance Door
A Turret Top Hot off the Griddle Alfred P. Sloan & Edward Fisher examine early parts.
1930's Plant News letters
News & Views December 24, 1936
News & Views April 20, 1937
News & Views May 28, 1937
News & Views November 1937
News & Views December 1937
News & Views February 1938
News & Views May 1938
News & Views November 1938
News & Views December 20, 1938
News & Views April 27, 1939
News & Views June 9, 1939
News & Views July 17, 1939
News & Views October 5, 1939
News & Views November 28, 1939
News & Views December 20, 1939
1940's
Tribute to GRMP WWII employees 3:03 a Rick O'Rourke Production
GRMP Wins E Award Award for Excellance in War Production
E Award Presentation Program
E Award Pin A close up of the pin
GRSD News & Views Feb. 10th 1940 edition Welcome to our Open House
Aerial View of Plant
Anti Aircraft Gun
Photo Collage
4.7 inch AA Gun Mount Construction
72 inch Liberty Planer Construction
Cleveland Planer Construction
Defiance Multiple Drill Construction
Fisher Horizontal Milling Machine Construction
Moving the Betts Boring Mills after Construction
1940's Plant News letters
News & Views February 10, 1940
News & Views April 1940
News & Views October 9 1940
News & Views November 15, 1940
News & Views December 19, 1940
News & Views January 30, 1941
News & Views April 10, 1941
News & Views June 3, 1941
1950's
1950's Photo Collage
View of North West End of the Building
1956 Accounting Dept.
1960's
Tool Room Photo Tool & Die Construction
1970's
Aerial View of Plant
Employee Front Entrance photo
Fisher Body Smokestack photo
Danly Press
Gap Press Operation Setting the rain gutter form on a rear quarter panel
1980's
1936-1986 50 Year Anniversary Booklet
1990's
1995 Community Education Award
1997 GM Health & Safety Award
1999 Dancing Robots 1:20 A little robotic fun for our 1999 Open House
Retirees Interview - 1936 Employees What was it like to work at the plant in 1936?
2000's
An Expression of Patronism
OO-3 Press - A Size 5 Axis Schuller Transfer Press
2004 Grand Rapids Auto Show - Our display where Grand Rapids Metal Center employees demonstrated the metal (draw) forming of automotive hoods with a model press and tin foil as stock. autoshow pic-1 autoshow pic2 That was fun!
2006 Open House Pictures
2008 United Way Bronze Award 2008 United Way Top company Award
2008 March of Dimes Outstanding Team Award
2009 March of Dimes Outstanding Team Award Walkers Photo Presentation Photo Nice Job everyone!
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