Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

Journal Gazette Newspaper

600 West Main Street, Street View photo from Google maps

The Journal Gazette newspaper was founded in 1863 as the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette a daily republican paper; in 1868 the Fort Wayne Weekly Journal started; in 1899 it became the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette a democrat paper - from history of Fort Wayne Journal Gazette at IndianaHistory.org. Website: www.journalgazette.net; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journalgazette/. The Journal Gazette on Vimeo has over 8,000 videos stating: Our goal for Vimeo is to share the awesome videos made by our incredible staff. We hope you like them, too. We are a locally-owned newspaper since 1863, serving Fort Wayne, Northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Fort Wayne, Indiana. On July 26, 1956, ground was broken at 600 W. Main St. for a new building for the publishing of the Fort Wayne Newspapers, see Fort Wayne Newspaper Building.

1. 16-page 2023 Media Kit includes circulation numbers. Number 5 in July 2022 Top 10 Indiana Daily Newspapers by Circulation at AgilityPRsolutions.
2. The Journal Gazette: 160 Years of News, The Journal Gazette marked its 160th anniversary on May 2, 2023. Here is a collection of front pages from the newspaper's archive.
3. June 14, 1899: First time printed as Journal-Gazette May 2, 2023
4. January 20, 2023 announced the final Sunday edition would be Sunday, January 22, 2023 when the larger Saturday Weekend Edtion will debut Saturday January 28, 2023 in Journal Gazette to debut Weekend Edition published January 20, 2023. The bottom of the page stated: The Journal Gazette has been locally owned since 1863 and partners with Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, West Virginia, for business functions including advertising, finance, production and circulation. News content and coverage decisions are made solely by The Journal Gazette.
5. The History Journal features and stories of historical interest from the archives of The Journal Gazettehas a growing list of online articles ranging from serious to silly with over 300 entries as of July 26, 2022 in History Journal indexed by decade is a chronological index of History Journal features and other stories of historical interest with lots of 1940s and newer articles not easily found elsewhere.
6. Search The Journal Gazette Archives includes searches for The Fort Wayne News Sentinel 1901-2017, Journal Gazette 1992-Current, and News-Sentinel 1990-2020.
7. Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne on the Allen County Public Librarywebsite provides access to past issues of the newspaper from December 17, 1992 to the present, with some exceptions to library card holders. You can use ProQuest Super Newsstand to access outside of the library.
8. The Journal Gazette at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
9. New Process, Press & Plant about their new printing press by Jim Rosenberg.
10. Hard news, heartfelt opinions : a history of the Fort Wayne journal gazette by Scott M Bushnell in 2007 on Indiana University Press on Internet Archive.
11. Newspaper circulation numbers a mixed bag Derrik Gingery Feb 24, 2006, updated Nov 26, 2012 at KPCNews.com.
12. January 15, 2020 accessing news online from The Journal Gazette required a subscription as the newspaper launched what the media industry calls a metered paywall. For more see Journal Gazette sets paywall for online content by Lisa Green published January 15, 2020 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.

13. May 2, 2023 post by The Journal Gazette on Facebook:

    The Journal Gazette marks 160 years today. Thank you for supporting local journalism!

    To see more from our collection of front pages to mark the occasion, click here: https://on.jg.net/JG160collection

    [The collection has 67 historical newspaper front pages starting with the January 14, 1886 St. Mary's Church explosion.

14. As The Journal Gazette marks 160 years, History Journal looks at some big moments.
    
    Seen in the preview is June 14, 1899, the first time the newspaper was printed as Journal-Gazette. The Gazette was first printed in 1863.https://t.co/hhbEQNCopu

    — Corey McMaken (@coreymcmaken) May 2, 2023

    May 2, 2023 post by Corey McMaken@coreymcmaken

    The Journal Gazette marks 160 years Corey McMaken | The Journal Gazette May 2, 2023

    The Journal Gazette is marking its 160th anniversary today. David Jones printed the Fort Wayne Gazette’s first edition May 2, 1863, with a weekly edition printed two days later, according to “Hard News, Heartfelt Opinions,” a history of The Journal Gazette by Scott M. Bushnell published in 2007. The Fort Wayne Weekly Journal was launched in December 1868. When the Gazette was put up for sale in spring 1899, it was purchased by the Journal and the first masthead of The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette appeared June 14, 1899. 

Journal-Gazette Building

701 South Clinton Street Street View photo from Google maps

1. Is it Journal-Gazette or Journal Gazette without a hyphen? The National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Registration Form and plaque on the building shown below are Journal-Gazette, while the current newspaper is printed as The Journal Gazette newspaper.
2. Journal-Gazette Building June 9, 1979 six page National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Registration Form at IN.gov.

3. September 1, 2023 post by the Sturges Property Group on Facebook:

   It's FRIDAY, and you know what that means!

   FUN FACT FRIDAY!

   Today, the famous Journal-Gazette building on South Clinton Street.

   Originally built in 1871, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette building has undergone many changes, from total remodelings in 1928 to renovations in 1982.

   The Journal-Gazette newspaper leased space in the south end of the building in 1908 but later purchased the building to remodel in 1928. They continued to rent their space there until 1958 when they moved to a new facility on West Main Street.

   In 1982, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places and it was renovated again to transform the interior into more office spaces.

   Today, the building houses many local business, including Chrzan Law Firm, Edison Electricians, Brothers Interior Renovation Solutions, and more!

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   Historic image credit to Allen County Public Library. See more here:

   http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/

4. On July 26, 1956, ground was broken at 600 W. Main St. for a new building for the publishing of the Fort Wayne Newspapers from The Journal Gazette Building Stop #2located on the southwest corner of Clinton and Main Streets on the Central Downtown Trail 19 stops on the Heritage Trail by ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage).
5. Journal Gazette Building marker photos, Google Map Street View image and more are at The Historical Marker Datatbase HMdb.org.
6. The Journal-Gazette Building by Tom Castaldi published May 29, 2014 in History Center Notes & Queries blog.

7. We're gonna' give it to you Rebecca Thomas. Our "J" in Know Your Fort Wayne ABCs is the Journal Gazette...but it's The Journal Gazette Building downtown, which is no longer home to the newspaper. Great eagle eye...and it's a beautiful building. posted August 14, 2018 on Fort Wayne Magazine on Facebook.

8. Journal-Gazette Building on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
9. The old Journal Gazette building at Main and Clinton streets downtown will be the new home of the Allen County Democratic Party headquarters.
   The Allen County Democratic Party’s headquarters soon will return to downtown Fort Wayne after leaving the city’s center more than 30 years ago.
   The organization will move into its new office in the next few weeks, party chair Derek Camp said Friday. The party’s new headquarters will be located on the first floor of the old Journal Gazette Building, 701 S. Clinton St., across from the Allen County Courthouse.
   The county Democratic Party leases part of a building on the south side of Fort Wayne from Bricklayers Local 4, at 7301 Decatur Road. That location is “not very centralized or visible,” Camp said. Copied from Allen County Democrats to move party HQ downtown by Brett Stover January 20, 2023 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.

Journal-Gazette Building - Downtown Fort Wayne Office Real Estate posted April 23, 2022 by Sturges Property Group - Commercial Real Estate on YouTube
Looking for downtown Fort Wayne office space? The Journal-Gazette Building in downtown Fort Wayne has office space for lease. Check out the virtual tour! Full Property Listing: https://sturgesproperty.com/propertie... The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Building at 701 S. Clinton St. is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is located at the bustling intersection of Main Street and Clinton Street, within easy walking distance of all downtown businesses and amenities. Nearby are government buildings, restaurants, retail, and local landmarks. For more information on this office property, contact the commercial real estate brokers at Sturges Property Group. Subscribe to our channel for more virtual tours of real estate in Fort Wayne, Allen County, and northern Indiana.

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