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Tag Archives: Fort Wayne
From protective to active – repurposing historic city walls
When we think of city walls, some of the first images that come to mind are imposing structures erected as a protective or defensive barrier. More often than not, city walls were constructed from stone, masonry, brick, and/or concrete. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, Canada, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Canada, Duchess of Lucca, Fort Wayne, history, Italy, levee, Lucca, parks, planning, recreation, seawall, Vancouver, walls
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Birthplace of the transistor radio
I was born in Indiana in the 1950s and grew up/lived there through college, but until recently I was totally unaware of my birth state’s pivotal role in the development of transistor radios. Until the early 1950s, radios were powered … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, art, branding, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, Economy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, placemaking, product design, States, technology, Television, Travel, video
Tagged art, Arvin, broadcasting, cities, columbus, Fort Wayne, history, Indiana, Indianapolis, Ligonier, Magnavox, Motorola, museums, radios, RCA, Regency, technology, transistor radios, Zenith
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Driving the “Fort to Port”
On my whirlwind trip last weekend, I got my first chance to drive the newly completed Fort to Port Freeway (U.S. 24) between Fort Wayne, Indiana (Fort) and Toledo, Ohio (Port), though I did it in reverse order of east to west. I … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, planning, politics, product design, spatial design, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged Canada, cities, commerce, Detroit, Fort to Port, Fort Wayne, highways, infrastructure, Toledo, tourism, transportation, travel, US 24
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