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The Arrow automobile continued to be made in the same bicycle plant on Hanover Street until 1907, when the company split into two companies and the auto production was moved to a new plant that was built next to the New York Central Belt Line Railroad on Elmwood Avenue at Great Arrow - land once occupied by a portion of the Midway of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition - covering fifteen acres of land.

The architect for the administration building on Elmwood (lower right in drawing) was George Cary.

The adjoining factory was constructed of reinforced concrete and was absolutely fireproof. Albert Kahn, the architect of the factory, achieved a breakthrough with his single story, top-lit modular design. With its uniform lighting and physical flexibility, it rapidly became the prototype for American factory design, particularly in the emerging motor industry. By the late 1930s Kahn employed over 600 people and was responsible for nearly a fifth of the industrial buildings within the U.S.

Not shown (at far left) in the drawing is the Belt Line Railroad. Autos could easily be transported from the Elmwood plant to the Main Street showroom.

Illustration source: "A History of the City of Buffalo," published by the The Buffalo Evening News, 1908

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