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{{short description|Roadside attraction in Allen Park, Michigan}} |
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| location = {{Nowrap|1964–1965: [[1964 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair]]}}<br>since 1966: [[Allen Park, Michigan]] |
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The '''Uniroyal Giant Tire''' was created by the [[ |
The '''Uniroyal Giant Tire''' was created by the [[United States Rubber Company]] for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]], where it functioned as a [[Ferris wheel]]. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside [[Interstate 94 in Michigan|Interstate 94]] in [[Allen Park, Michigan]], United States between the [[M-39 (Michigan highway)|Southfield Freeway]] interchange and [[Outer Drive]] overpass. |
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==Dimensions== |
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The tire has a diameter of {{Convert|80|ft|m|1}}<ref name="uniroyalpdf">{{cite web |url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTire.pdf |title=About the Uniroyal Giant Tire |publisher=Uniroyal Tires |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630165713/http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTire.pdf |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2013-08-28|title=Ferris Wheel for World's Fair|url=https://www.hardestyhanover.com/projects/ferris-wheel-for-worlds-fair/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Hardesty & Hanover|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Whitman|first=Arthur|date=1964-04-19|title=What to Look For – A Guide to Exhibits|edition=The Fair, The City, The Future|page=26|work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/04/19/issue.html|url-access=subscription|access-date={{today}}}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Dougherty|first=Philip H.|date=1965-06-26|title=FOR SALE AT FAIR: TIRE AND TEMPLE|page=27|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/06/26/97213439.pdf|access-date={{today}}}}</ref> and weighs {{Convert|12|ST|MT}},<ref name="uniroyalpdf" /> is anchored in {{Convert|24|ft|m}} of concrete and steel, and can withstand hurricane-force winds.<ref name="moderntiredealer">{{cite news|date=August 12, 2003|title=Renovations Begin on Uniroyal Giant Tire|work=Modern Tire Dealer|url=http://www.moderntiredealer.com/News/Story/2003/08/Renovations-begin-on-Uniroyal-Giant-Tire.aspx|access-date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Uniroyal tire1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Along [[Interstate 94 in Michigan|Interstate 94]] in [[Allen Park, Michigan]], early 2000s]] |
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| ⚫ | The exterior [[tire tread]] is {{Convert|6|in|cm}} deep, with an interior volume of {{Convert|120576|cuft|m3}}.<ref name="uniroyalpdf"/> It is not made of rubber, but of a Uniroyal-developed polyester resin reinforced with [[glass fiber]], which makes it flame resistant.<ref name=moderntiredealer/> It is the largest non-production |
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Conflicting reports credit the structure as being {{Convert|80|ft|m|1}},<ref name="uniroyalpdf">{{cite web |url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTire.pdf |format=PDF |title=About the Uniroyal Giant Tire |publisher=Uniroyal Tires |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630165713/http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTire.pdf |archivedate=June 30, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> {{Convert|83|ft|m|1}},<ref name=moderntiredealer>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2003 |title=Renovations Begin on Uniroyal Giant Tire |url=http://www.moderntiredealer.com/News/Story/2003/08/Renovations-begin-on-Uniroyal-Giant-Tire.aspx |work=Modern Tire Dealer |accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> and {{Convert|86|ft|m|1}} tall.<ref name=detnews>{{cite news |url=http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=198 |title=Detroit's giant stove and tire |first1=Vivian M. |last1=Baulch |first2=Patricia |last2=Zacharias |date=February 26, 1997 |newspaper=The Detroit News |accessdate=August 18, 2014 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20090306191304/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=198 |archivedate=March 6, 2009}}</ref> |
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It weighs {{Convert|12|ST|MT}},<ref name="uniroyalpdf"/> is anchored in {{Convert|24|ft|m}} of concrete and steel, and can withstand hurricane-force winds.<ref name=moderntiredealer/> |
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=== Construction and operation === |
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The structure was designed by [[Hardesty & Hanover]]<ref name=":2" /> and [[Shreve, Lamb & Harmon]] as a [[Ferris wheel]] for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]] in [[Flushing, Queens]], New York. Built next to the [[Grand Central Parkway]] at a cost of $750,000, the Tire sat next to the Transportation and Travel Pavilion<ref>[http://www.westland.net/ny64fair/map-docs/transportation.htm Transportation and Travel Pavilion]</ref> for both seasons of the fair. Rides initially cost 25¢,<ref name=":0" /> but the fare was doubled to 50¢ for the 1965 season.<ref name=":1" /> The structure is made of [[steel]] and [[fiberglass]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brush|first=Mark|date=2015-05-22|title=Here's what it's like inside and on top of the Giant Uniroyal Tire|url=https://www.michiganradio.org/post/heres-what-its-inside-and-top-giant-uniroyal-tire|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Michigan Radio {{!}} NPR|language=en}}</ref> and was originally emblazoned with "U S ROYAL TIRES" on its sides. It had 24 barrel-shaped gondolas, each carrying up to 4 people,<ref name="gianttire">{{cite web|title=Giant Tire|url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/about/gianttire.html|access-date=January 26, 2011|publisher=Uniroyal Tires}}</ref> and could carry up to 96 passengers at once. It was driven by a 100 hp engine and sat atop a 40 ft (12.2 m) foundation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit's Giant Tire Getting a Facelift|publisher=WDIV-TV|url=http://clickondetroit.com/money/2396965/detail.html|access-date=January 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> During the fair, the wheel carried over 2 million people, including prominent passengers such as [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[Telly Savalas]], and the [[Shah of Iran]].<ref name="detnews">{{cite news|last1=Baulch|first1=Vivian M.|last2=Zacharias|first2=Patricia|date=February 26, 1997|title=Detroit's giant stove and tire|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]]|url=http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=198|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090306191304/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=198|archive-date=March 6, 2009}}</ref> |
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[[File:1965 World's Fair- Royal Tires Ferris Wheel.jpg|thumb|The Tire in 1965]] |
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=== Relocation === |
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When the fair ended in 1965, [[United States Rubber Company|US Rubber]] offered to donate the exhibit to the [[New York City|City of New York]] or any other entity who wanted it, citing moving costs of $300,000.<ref name=":1" /> In response, the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation|Parks Commissioner]] and City Planning Chair were quoted as saying the Tire's "use as an integral amusement area is absolutely opposed by the Department of Parks. This type of amusement, commonly known as 'Kiddie Cities,' does not enhance a park."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Alden|first=Robert|date=1965-07-24|title=City Asked to Raze State, U.S. Pavilions|pages=1, 13|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/07/24/97215603.pdf|access-date={{today}}}}</ref> Later that year, the tire was eventually disassembled and shipped via 22 trucks<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit Free Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19997182/detroit_free_press/}}</ref> to [[Allen Park, Michigan|Allen Park, MI]] (a suburb of [[Detroit]]), where it was reassembled without its passenger gondolas in 1966 as a static display outside US Rubber's Midwest corporate headquarters.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1965-12-17|title=CITY PARK TO KEEP STATE'S PAVILION|page=31|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/12/17/95010567.pdf|access-date={{today}}}}</ref> Today it still stands tall as a symbol of Uniroyal's heritage and a Detroit landmark.<ref name=moderntiredealer/><ref name=detnews/> |
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In 1968, the Tire's original location became the [[Flushing Meadow Zoo]] after a 2-year redevelopment led by [[Robert Moses]].<ref name="opening">{{Cite web|last=Asbury|first=Edith Evans|date=October 27, 1968|title=Moses Helps to Open First Queens Zoo|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/10/27/88971623.pdf|access-date=May 30, 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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The Giant Tire was first created as a [[Ferris wheel]] for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]] in [[Flushing, Queens]], NY. Located on [[Grand Central Parkway]] next to the Transportation and Travel Pavilion<ref>[http://www.westland.net/ny64fair/map-docs/transportation.htm Transportation and Travel Pavilion]</ref> and now part of the [[Queens Zoo]], it was originally emblazoned "U S ROYAL TIRES". Designed by [[Shreve, Lamb & Harmon]], the same architectural firm that designed the [[Empire State Building]], the wheel carried over 2 million people, including prominent passengers such as [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[Telly Savalas]], and the [[Shah of Iran]].<ref name=detnews/> It had 24 barrel-shaped gondolas, each carrying up to 4 people,<ref name=gianttire>{{cite web |title=Giant Tire |url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/about/gianttire.html |publisher=Uniroyal Tires |accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> and could carry up to 96 passengers. It was driven by a 100 hp engine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Detroit's Giant Tire Getting a Facelift |url= http://clickondetroit.com/money/2396965/detail.html |publisher=WDIV-TV |accessdate=January 25, 2011}}</ref> |
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When the fair ended in 1965, the tire was disassembled and shipped to Detroit via 22 trucks<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit Free Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19997182/detroit_free_press/}}</ref>, where it was reassembled without its passenger gondolas in 1966 as a static display outside a Uniroyal sales office. Later, the sales office moved but the tire remained, becoming an icon of Detroit's industrial power. Today it still stands tall as a symbol of Uniroyal's heritage and a Detroit landmark.<ref name=moderntiredealer/><ref name=detnews/> |
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On May 20, 2015, Uniroyal staged an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tire for members of the Automotive Press Association and other guests, who toured its interior.<ref name=gianttire/> |
On May 20, 2015, Uniroyal staged an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tire for members of the Automotive Press Association and other guests, who toured its interior.<ref name=gianttire/> |
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==Renovations== |
===Renovations=== |
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[[Michelin]] completed its purchase of the [[Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company]] in 1990, and in 1994 announced plans to renovate the landmark, including a new hubcap and the addition of neon lights for the UNIROYAL lettering.<ref>{{cite news |title=Photo Of The Day – The Uniroyal Tire – |
[[Image:Uniroyal tire1.jpg|thumb|250px|Along [[Interstate 94 in Michigan|Interstate 94]] in [[Allen Park, Michigan]], early 2000s]] [[Michelin]] completed its purchase of the [[Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company]] in 1990, and in 1994 announced plans to renovate the landmark, including a new hubcap and the addition of neon lights for the UNIROYAL lettering.<ref>{{cite news |title=Photo Of The Day – The Uniroyal Tire – It's Giant|url=http://womc.radio.com/2010/03/28/photo-of-the-day-the-uniroyal-tire-its-giant/ |date=March 28, 2010 |publisher=WOMC-FM |access-date=January 27, 2011}}</ref> The tire's [[fiberglass]] cover was cleaned, painted, and modernized with a new sleek look.<ref name="detnews" /> |
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In 1998, a giant {{Convert|11|ft|m|adj=on}} nail weighing {{Convert|250|lb|kg}}.<ref name="Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation">{{cite web |title=Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation |url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTireReno.pdf |
In 1998, a giant {{Convert|11|ft|m|adj=on}} nail weighing {{Convert|250|lb|kg}}.<ref name="Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation">{{cite web |title=Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation |url=http://www.uniroyaltires.com/assets/pdf/AboutUniroyalGiantTireReno.pdf |publisher=Uniroyal Tires |access-date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> was placed in its tread as a promotion for Uniroyal's new NailGard puncture resistant tire.<ref name=Jones2005>{{cite book |title=Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America |year=2005 |last=Jones |first=Melissa |location=Sterling, VA |publisher=Capital Books |series=Capital Travels Books |isbn=9781931868853 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/superlativesusal0000jone }}</ref> The nail was removed in 2003 and was donated to the city of Allen Park, to be auctioned on [[eBay]] to raise funds for the Allen Park Historical Society programs and facilities.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211063610/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2567534/detail.html |url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2567534/detail.html |title=Giant Uniroyal Tire Nail Up For Auction |archive-date=February 11, 2008 |date=October 20, 2003 |publisher=[[WDIV-TV]]}}</ref> |
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In 2003, the Giant Tire was renovated as part of Detroit's I-94 corridor revitalization project. The {{Currency|1000000}} work included the replacement of 30 interior steel beams, asphalt and storm drain installation, and the replacement of the neon lettering with reflective lettering.<ref name="Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation"/> |
In 2003, the Giant Tire was renovated as part of Detroit's I-94 corridor revitalization project. The {{Currency|1000000}} work included the replacement of 30 interior steel beams, asphalt and storm drain installation, and the replacement of the neon lettering with reflective lettering.<ref name="Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation"/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[1964 New York World's Fair pavilions]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 6 September 2024
| Uniroyal Giant Tire | |
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 The US Royal Giant Tire Ferris Wheel at the 1964 New York World's Fair | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 1964–1965: New York World's Fair since 1966: Allen Park, Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 1964–1965: 40°44′42″N 73°50′53″W / 40.74500°N 73.84808°W since 1966: 42°16′14″N 83°12′33″W / 42.27055°N 83.20905°W |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hardesty & Hanover |
The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, Michigan, United States between the Southfield Freeway interchange and Outer Drive overpass.
Dimensions
[edit]The tire has a diameter of 80 feet (24.4 m)[1][2][3][4] and weighs 12 short tons (11 t),[1] is anchored in 24 feet (7.3 m) of concrete and steel, and can withstand hurricane-force winds.[5]
The exterior tire tread is 6 inches (15 cm) deep, with an interior volume of 120,576 cubic feet (3,414.3 m3).[1] It is not made of rubber, but of a Uniroyal-developed polyester resin reinforced with glass fiber, which makes it flame resistant.[5] It is the largest non-production scale model of a tire ever built, and one of the world's largest roadside attractions.[1]
History
[edit]Construction and operation
[edit]The structure was designed by Hardesty & Hanover[2] and Shreve, Lamb & Harmon as a Ferris wheel for the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing, Queens, New York. Built next to the Grand Central Parkway at a cost of $750,000, the Tire sat next to the Transportation and Travel Pavilion[6] for both seasons of the fair. Rides initially cost 25¢,[3] but the fare was doubled to 50¢ for the 1965 season.[4] The structure is made of steel and fiberglass,[7] and was originally emblazoned with "U S ROYAL TIRES" on its sides. It had 24 barrel-shaped gondolas, each carrying up to 4 people,[8] and could carry up to 96 passengers at once. It was driven by a 100 hp engine and sat atop a 40 ft (12.2 m) foundation.[9][4] During the fair, the wheel carried over 2 million people, including prominent passengers such as Jacqueline Kennedy, Telly Savalas, and the Shah of Iran.[10]
Relocation
[edit]When the fair ended in 1965, US Rubber offered to donate the exhibit to the City of New York or any other entity who wanted it, citing moving costs of $300,000.[4] In response, the Parks Commissioner and City Planning Chair were quoted as saying the Tire's "use as an integral amusement area is absolutely opposed by the Department of Parks. This type of amusement, commonly known as 'Kiddie Cities,' does not enhance a park."[11] Later that year, the tire was eventually disassembled and shipped via 22 trucks[12] to Allen Park, MI (a suburb of Detroit), where it was reassembled without its passenger gondolas in 1966 as a static display outside US Rubber's Midwest corporate headquarters.[13] Today it still stands tall as a symbol of Uniroyal's heritage and a Detroit landmark.[5][10]
In 1968, the Tire's original location became the Flushing Meadow Zoo after a 2-year redevelopment led by Robert Moses.[14]
On May 20, 2015, Uniroyal staged an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tire for members of the Automotive Press Association and other guests, who toured its interior.[8]
Renovations
[edit]
Michelin completed its purchase of the Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company in 1990, and in 1994 announced plans to renovate the landmark, including a new hubcap and the addition of neon lights for the UNIROYAL lettering.[15] The tire's fiberglass cover was cleaned, painted, and modernized with a new sleek look.[10]
In 1998, a giant 11-foot (3.4 m) nail weighing 250 pounds (110 kg).[16] was placed in its tread as a promotion for Uniroyal's new NailGard puncture resistant tire.[17] The nail was removed in 2003 and was donated to the city of Allen Park, to be auctioned on eBay to raise funds for the Allen Park Historical Society programs and facilities.[18]
In 2003, the Giant Tire was renovated as part of Detroit's I-94 corridor revitalization project. The US$1,000,000 work included the replacement of 30 interior steel beams, asphalt and storm drain installation, and the replacement of the neon lettering with reflective lettering.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "About the Uniroyal Giant Tire" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ferris Wheel for World's Fair". Hardesty & Hanover. August 28, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Whitman, Arthur (April 19, 1964). "What to Look For – A Guide to Exhibits". The New York Times Magazine (The Fair, The City, The Future ed.). p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dougherty, Philip H. (June 26, 1965). "FOR SALE AT FAIR: TIRE AND TEMPLE" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 27. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Renovations Begin on Uniroyal Giant Tire". Modern Tire Dealer. August 12, 2003. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Transportation and Travel Pavilion
- ^ Brush, Mark (May 22, 2015). "Here's what it's like inside and on top of the Giant Uniroyal Tire". Michigan Radio | NPR. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "Giant Tire". Uniroyal Tires. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ "Detroit's Giant Tire Getting a Facelift". WDIV-TV. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Baulch, Vivian M.; Zacharias, Patricia (February 26, 1997). "Detroit's giant stove and tire". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Alden, Robert (July 24, 1965). "City Asked to Raze State, U.S. Pavilions" (PDF). The New York Times. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Free Press".
- ^ "CITY PARK TO KEEP STATE'S PAVILION" (PDF). The New York Times. December 17, 1965. p. 31. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Asbury, Edith Evans (October 27, 1968). "Moses Helps to Open First Queens Zoo" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Photo Of The Day – The Uniroyal Tire – It's Giant". WOMC-FM. March 28, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Uniroyal Factsheet on Renovation" (PDF). Uniroyal Tires. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Melissa (2005). Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America. Capital Travels Books. Sterling, VA: Capital Books. ISBN 9781931868853.
- ^ "Giant Uniroyal Tire Nail Up For Auction". WDIV-TV. October 20, 2003. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008.