Fort Wayne Population 2010: 253,691, #74 in U.S., #2 in Indiana 1950: 133,607, #72 in U.S. 2010
Metropolitan Area: 416,257, #121 in U.S. 1950 Metropolitan Area: 183,722, #100 in U.S. Setting Fort Wayne began in 1794 as a U.S. Army fort where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River. Today the city has parks and a 20-mile Rivergreenway Trail along the rivers. Buildings Tallest Building: Indiana Michigan Power Center (1982), 442 feet List of tallest buildings Stores Fort Wayne has no downtown department stores. Trains Amtrak has no service to Fort Wayne. The Baker Street Station, formerly the Pennsylvania Station (1914), is now a banquet facility. Museums The Fort Wayne Museum of Art and Fort Wayne History Center are located downtown. |  Downtown Fort Wayne Theaters The
Cinema Center shows independent films. The Embassy Theatre is a restored
1928
movie palace that has touring Broadway shows, the Fort Wayne
Philharmonic, and
a variety of other concerts. The Civic Theatre presents plays in downtown Fort Wayne. Sports The
Fort Wayne TinCaps, class-A Midwest League affiliate of the San Diego
Padres,
play at downtown's Parkview Field (2009). The War Memorial Coliseum (1952), north of downtown, has sporting events and concerts. |