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Ford did similar things... "The Ford Motor Company's interest in employee loyalty went far beyond the shop floor workers. Ford owned a great deal of land near D
by Wronnay 3y ago
Ford did similar things... "The Ford Motor Company's interest in employee loyalty went far beyond the shop floor workers. Ford owned a great deal of land near Detroit and established a land development subsidiary explicitly for the purpose of erecting middle-class housing for managers and supervisors. These homes in Dearborn were completed in 1919."
- consp 3y agoFord is not the only one, there are many examples (google the wiki page for company town for a basic example list). Almost all failed eventually due to changing economic instances or company malice and the end result is either incorporation into an existing town (the good outcome) or decline and eventual devastation. Wile less evident than the real town examples, we have here lots of smaller end 19th, early 20th century "communities" which have the same result. There is a name for the type of houses: Arbeiderswoningen (laborer housing). Eventually the government took over over from private or corporate initiatives and a rent system was created which was far less tied to the actual place of employment.