Reproduced above is a plan of a civic center for Fort Wayne made by Robert B. Hanna, Consultant to the City Plan Commission, assisted by LeRoy Bradley, a local architect. As described by Mr. Hanna in an article in today's News-Sentinel, the principal existing feature of the plan is the new Filtration Plant; and its principal proposed features are these: A group of five public buildings at the end of East Berry Street, to be terminated at Lafayette Street; relocating the East end of Main Street, bringing it in line with the bridge at the confluence; bridge at Lafayette Street — Spy Run Avenue; re-arranging street car lines, running them straight with these bridges; fourfold arch memorial spanning street intersection that would displace Old Fort Park; municipal pier and boat house; park areas; large fountain; statutes of Washington, Wayne and Little Turtle; beautified river banks; and a system of riverside drives about the confluence that could be extended up along the St. Joseph and St. Mary's rivers to towns above and down along the Maumee to Toledo.
Glorious Gate In that famous debate between General Anthony Wayne and Chief Little Turtle at conference which terminated in the Greenville Treaty of Peace. Little Turtle's main contention was for a large tract of aand about this confluence and in his eloquent speech he referred to this location as That Glorous Gate through which all the worlds of our chiefs have had to pass from the north to the south and from the east to the west.
Anthony WayneWayne's victorious campaign was the most noteworthy ever carried on against them (the Indians of the Northwest) for it brought the first lasting peace on the border and put an end to the bloody turmoil of forty years fighting. It was one of the most striking and weighty feats in the winning ofthe West - Theodore Roosevelt.
Railroad Consolidation - If the N.Y.C & St. L. railroad tracks should be abandoned, and their trains be routed through Fort Wayne over the Pennsylvania and Wabash tracks. Then a Riverside Drive should displace this R.R. right-of-way and this plan be revised accordingly
Riverfront Fort Wayne is the name for development of the 3 rivers in downtown Fort Wayne started in 2015 with a conceptual plan drawn up and shared with the community. Read more on their History page and follow on Facebook.
Updated riverfront development designs have been unveiled. We're encouraged by the continued progress in investing in our rivers. http://bit.ly/2h9NpuR
There Are Rivers by Dale Enochs posted September 11, 2021 by Fort Wayne Museum of Art on YouTube 100 Years ago, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art organized into a professional organization after starting with art classes in the homes of the West Central neighborhood in 1888. That organization - the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and School - graduated dozens of artists that, today, are still part of our vibrant arts community.
Dale Enochs is one of those artists, a Fort Wayne native and graduate of the Fort Wayne Art School. He's gone on to create dozens of public sculptures around the state, but this is his first in Fort Wayne.
The sculpture is called "There Are Rivers", and it pays homage to the 3 rivers that converge in Fort Wayne and their role in the development of the land and community.
The website states: Located on the 'Downtown Urban Trail' adjacent to Promenade Park, Riverfront at Promenade Park is designed illusively of all glass windows on one side, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 25,000 square feet of office space, and a 900 space parking garage. This community boasts private courtyards, gathering space, expansive patios and so much more with views of Downtown, Promenade Park, and the river for all of our future residents.
Riverfront Fort Wayne Neighborhood Master Plan and Public Space Design Presentation [34 minutes]
DAVID RUBIN Land Collective presents design concepts for the Phase II and Phase III public spaces of Fort Wayne's Riverfront development. Once designs are finalized construction of Phase II is expected to begin in 12-18 months.
The Riverfront at Promenade Park has a new website! Check out the details: riverfrontatpromenadepark.com/
Mayor Tom Henry and community leaders today led a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of The Riverfront at Promenade Park and the completion of Riverfront Park Public Space Phase IIa.
The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, Parks and Recreation Department, development partner Barrett & Stokely, elected officials, and community leaders were part of a ribbon-cutting and Grand Opening of The Riverfront at Promenade Park and Riverfront Park Phase IIa.
Fort Wayne officials marked the completion of Riverfront Park Phase IIa. The rest of phase II, on the north side of the river, is the next step to be completed.
Today, Mayor Tom Henry and city leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction on Riverfront Fort Wayne Phase IIb Public Open Space.
“This inviting second phase of the Riverfront development continues the mission to energize and unite the community,” notes Steve McDaniel, director, Parks and Recreation.
Riverfront Phase IIa is designed primarily as a connection between Promenade Park and Headwaters Park, filling in a missing piece of park space and providing a vital connection between what will now be nearly one acre of public park space on the south side of the St Marys River.
“Bringing more access to our rivers continues the dream to revitalize our natural resources using sustainable practices and provide new opportunities for recreation in downtown Fort Wayne,” said Director of Parks and Recreation Steve McDaniel.
from this month and May 2021