THE CRANEWAY PAVILION
1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond
This year’s Home Front Festival is located at the historic Ford Assembly Plant now known as the Craneway Pavilion and on board the SS Red Oak Victory Ship at Historic Shipyard #3. Shuttle back and forth on a 1940′s antique bus, between the Craneway Pavilion and Historic Shipyard #3.
From I-580 West:
Take exit 9A for Cutting Boulevard toward Harbour Way S/Richmond
Turn right onto Cutting Blvd
Take the 1st right onto Harbour Way S
Continue to the end of Harbour Way S and follow signs for parking
From I-580 East:
Take exit 9 for Cutting Blvd toward Harbour Way
Merge onto Hoffman Blvd
Turn right onto Harbour Way S
Continue to the end of Harbour Way S and follow signs for parking
Click here to get directions online.
The Craneway Pavilion
In 1932, Mr. Henry Ford and his architect, Albert Kahn, designed and built the Ford Model A plant. At the end of the main plant, they placed the huge craneway, designed for unloading coil steel from railroad cars that became the parts of the Model A. In 1943, along came Rosie. Rosies built and loaded jeeps and tanks on liberty ships for the Pacific Theater of World War II. The resulting wartime voluntary desegregation of working America changed the homeland forever. Come visit this historic building and celebrate the home front effort at the Home Front Festival.
SS Red Oak Victory Ship
The SS Red Oak Victory is a Victory ship preserved as a museum ship. It was one of 414 Victories built during World War II and was constructed at the Richmond Shipyards, but one of only a few of these ships to be transferred from the Merchant Marine to the U.S. Navy. The vessel issued cargo and munitions to various ships in the fleet throughout 1945. During a hazardous tour of duty in the Pacific, SS Red Oak Victory handled many tons of ammunition, supplying the fleet without a single casualty. Tour the ship and visit the on board museum during the 2011 Home Front Festival.
Return to main Home Front Festival page >
Presented by the City of Richmond, Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park
Location and Directions
THE CRANEWAY PAVILION
1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond
This year’s Home Front Festival is located at the historic Ford Assembly Plant now known as the Craneway Pavilion and on board the SS Red Oak Victory Ship at Historic Shipyard #3. Shuttle back and forth on a 1940′s antique bus, between the Craneway Pavilion and Historic Shipyard #3.
From I-580 West:
Take exit 9A for Cutting Boulevard toward Harbour Way S/Richmond
Turn right onto Cutting Blvd
Take the 1st right onto Harbour Way S
Continue to the end of Harbour Way S and follow signs for parking
From I-580 East:
Take exit 9 for Cutting Blvd toward Harbour Way
Merge onto Hoffman Blvd
Turn right onto Harbour Way S
Continue to the end of Harbour Way S and follow signs for parking
Click here to get directions online.
The Craneway Pavilion
In 1932, Mr. Henry Ford and his architect, Albert Kahn, designed and built the Ford Model A plant. At the end of the main plant, they placed the huge craneway, designed for unloading coil steel from railroad cars that became the parts of the Model A. In 1943, along came Rosie. Rosies built and loaded jeeps and tanks on liberty ships for the Pacific Theater of World War II. The resulting wartime voluntary desegregation of working America changed the homeland forever. Come visit this historic building and celebrate the home front effort at the Home Front Festival.
SS Red Oak Victory Ship
The SS Red Oak Victory is a Victory ship preserved as a museum ship. It was one of 414 Victories built during World War II and was constructed at the Richmond Shipyards, but one of only a few of these ships to be transferred from the Merchant Marine to the U.S. Navy. The vessel issued cargo and munitions to various ships in the fleet throughout 1945. During a hazardous tour of duty in the Pacific, SS Red Oak Victory handled many tons of ammunition, supplying the fleet without a single casualty. Tour the ship and visit the on board museum during the 2011 Home Front Festival.
Return to main Home Front Festival page >
Presented by the City of Richmond, Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park