Melvindale was first established in the 1920’s out of an area of a small residential farm named Oakwood Heights, it was planned by land developers to build homes for the workers at near by Ford Rouge plant. Its name “Melvindale” originates to one developer named Melvin Wilkinson.
Points of significance
- De Luca Field
The Uniroyal Tire
Thunderbowl Lanes
Fordson Island