Historic Photos of Fort Wayne
At the centennial of its founding by General Anthony Wayne in 1794, the city of Fort Wayne could boast prosperity and rapid growth as a leading industrial center of the Midwest. By the start of World War I, it had become the second largest city in Indiana.
The images collected here offer a comprehensive look into the history of this remarkable city. From the Wabash & Erie Canal at “Summit City” to the Nickel Plate Railroad, from the Johnny Appleseed marker in Swinney Park to the International Harvester truck plant, and from the Aveline Hotel to the Lincoln Bank Tower, Historic Photos of Fort Wayne captures unique and rare scenes of Fort Wayne through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs.
Published in striking black and white, these images communicate the historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique metropolis. Historic Photos of Fort Wayne is sure to captivate anyone curious about the city’s past, from the student of history to the local history buff.
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Book details
- Author
- Scott Bushnell
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Fort Wayne, Indiana · Indiana history · historic photography · Midwest cities · black-and-white photography · industrial history · pictorial history
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369646
About the author
SCOTT M. BUSHNELL is a writer and former journalist who has authored five books on Indiana and regional history. His recent books include Roanoke: The Renaissance of a Hoosier Village, Remembering Fort Wayne and Hard News, Heartfelt Opinions: The History of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Bushnell reported and edited for newspapers in New York State and Connecticut and for the Associated Press, then worked in corporate communications for two Fortune 500 companies. He holds degrees from Dutchess Community College and Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, and served as copy editor of History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1700–2005.
Scott and his wife, Barbara, live in rural northeast Indiana.