Day & Zimmerman-Madway had a contract to build
houses for the Minot Air Force Base. The plant was located just east of the
North Dakota State Fair Grounds. At the onset over 165 men were employed
turning out two houses a day. Plans were to hire an additional 100 men, go to
10 hour days and produce 5 houses per day. The House Factory used specialized
cranes capable of lifting the 15 ton houses on to trucks for delivery. The Minot
Air Force Base was expected to need about 800 houses. Other prospective clients
were Grand Forks AFB and Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls, Montana
Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
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