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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Jet Warthog USAF Blacksnakes Indiana Air National Guard Fort Wayne 230

The A-10 was designed to drop bombs, fire rockets, missiles, and its 30 mm Gatling gun at enemies on the ground

Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022

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Another Fort Wayne location/phenomenon that now longer exists.....

Fort Wayne Zoo

Formerly at the intersection of Superior and Harrison streets in FW

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

A staple of Fort Wayne, Indiana dining.

Grease, fried onions and some meat....enjoy!

Formerly the post office.

Just a backward glance to an interesting phenomenon in FW

A different time, a different winter.

Beer Flight at Mad Anthony Brewing

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne

1845 Onward

Detroit, MI

Same spot as two years ago, thanks to these two plants.

Fort Wayne - Detroit

i liked the way that the green colored algae stream meanders across the reflection of the trees

This Staples was built in 1999 and closed in March 2018.

Former Staples in Fort Wayne, Indiana - Illinois Road

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an wood cut out installation for the Fort Wayne Muesum of Art this summer .... with alot of roaming the tracks at night ...

Evening stroll on the "Landing"

Historic Fort Wayne, Detroit Mi.

Fort Wayne Through Time, co-authored with Randy Harter, will be released October 29! The book of 86 sets of “then and now” photographs of Fort Wayne may be preordered through Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. The book will eventually be available at the History Center and other stores, as well. We have book signings scheduled at Barnes & Noble on November 10 (1-3PM) and December 15 during the Authors Fair at the downtown Allen County Library (12-4PM).

In the spirit of the Halloween season, we share today's comparison that didn’t make it into the book….

The Lindenwood Crematory, Circa 1898 and 2018:

The modern cremation movement had a slow start in America in the 1870s. It took several Fort Wayne businessmen five years to persuade the Lindenwood Cemetery association that a crematory was not only beneficial, but would put the city in the prestigious company of larger metropolises like Chicago and Boston. In 1895, architectural firm Wing & Mahurin was tasked with designing the limestone Romanesque building. The contract was signed in August and Indiana’s first crematory was completed three months later. On July 1, 1897, John Powers became the first person in Indiana to be cremated.

Despite the success, cremation would not be widely accepted until the late 20th Century. In 1974, the crematory was renamed the Chapel of the Woods after an extensive remodeling. Over the following years, cremations were transitioned to more modern facilities offsite and, today, the old crematory serves only as a chapel.

This Gordmans was built in 2008. It appears this store shut down in 2017 as part of the Gordmans liquidation and later reopened under ownership by Stage stores. I like the unique dark open ceiling look.

Gordmans in Fort Wayne, Indiana - S Thomas Rd & Illinois Rd

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