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The Ford ACT monorail system was an iconic part of the mall’s early design. The elevated tracks ran through the mall, connecting shoppers to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The monorail, though operational for only 11 years, added a futuristic element to Fairlane.
I've shopped at Fairlane lots of times and I've never seen any sign of a monorail and all the info I can find on the complex just mentions the monorail existed. I did find a pic that shows where it entered in the mall so if anything remains it's probably in that area.
18 kwi 2007 · Dearborn, Michigan - late '70s early '80s. A erial view of both the Fairlane Town Center mall (top of photo), along with the nearby Dearborn Hyatt Regency (bottom). If you look closely, you can also make out the actual track for the famous shuttle monorail that I featured in my last Fairlane Town Center entry, as it winds its way across/above ...
19 lut 2014 · Before it was installed at Fairlane Mall (which destroyed a significant portion of Henry Ford's former Fair Lane Estate) a test track for the monorail was built at the Ford Farm in Superior Township in Washtenaw County.
21 sie 2016 · Monorail: An actual monorail once ran between the hotel's second floor and Fairlane Town Center mall. Each trip took 91 seconds. It was shut down in 1988. Revolving floor: The floor in the...
FAIRLANE TOWN CENTER, 18900 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126, 116 Photos, Mon - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Tue - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Wed - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Thu - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Fri - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Sat - 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Sun - 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Fairlane Town Center is a super-regional shopping mall in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. The mall is adjacent to The Henry Hotel, The Fairlane Club, the University of Michigan–Dearborn, Henry Ford Community College, The Henry Ford, and the Ford Motor Company headquarters.
