▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁lo cks ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁The ▁dam ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Brook field ▁Ren ew able ▁Power ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ford ▁name ▁is ▁also ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁bridge , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Official ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Inter city ▁Bridge , ▁it ▁connect s ▁ 4 6 th   St reet ▁on ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁the ▁Ford ▁Park way ▁in ▁St .   Paul . ▁ ▁G lass ▁production ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁plant ▁produced ▁glass ▁for ▁vehicle ▁windows ▁with ▁sil ica ▁m ined ▁from ▁sand stone ▁on ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁resulting ▁t unn els ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁plant ▁remain . ▁ ▁Product ivity ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁vehicle ▁took ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 7 7 ▁hours ▁of ▁labor ▁to ▁roll ▁through ▁the ▁assembly ▁line , ▁ 3 . 5   h ours ▁faster ▁than ▁might ▁be ▁expected ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁other ▁plants . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁and ▁R ede velop ment ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁plants ▁that ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁when ▁company ▁officials ▁revealed ▁rest ruct uring ▁plans ▁dub bed ▁The ▁Way ▁For ward ▁on ▁January