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Fort Wayne Assembly is an automobile factory in Roanoke, Indiana. Opened in 1986 by General Motors, the 4,600,000 sq ft (430,000 m 2) plant produces vehicles on the company's GMT T1XX vehicle platform. Facilities include 2 body shops, a paint shop, general assembly, and sequence center.
The center also houses the only IMAX theater in the region, which was added in 2011, and is home to the first Vera Bradley company-owned store in Indiana (Fort Wayne is home to the brand). Jefferson Pointe also features market-exclusive stores for Chico's , Eddie Bauer , White House Black Market, Soma Intimates , Bed Bath & Beyond, LOFT , and ...
This is a list of neighborhoods in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Historically, Fort Wayne's neighborhoods have been divided among four unofficial quadrants: northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. Calhoun Street serves as the dividing line between the southwest and southeast, while the Saint Joseph River divides the northwest and northeast ...
In 1912 the company opened a weaving mill in Washougal, Washington (across the Columbia River from Portland) for the production of woolen fabrics used in suits and other clothing. One of the original three Bishop sons, Clarence Morton Bishop—usually known as “C.M.”—started a new product line of men's woolen sport shirts in bright colors ...
By 1913, that number was nearly 60,000 yards per day. [8] During a large town-wide fire in 1905, the Portland Woolen Mills suffered US$300 worth (US$10,173 adjusted for inflation) of damage. [ 9 ] In 1913, the mill constructed a new 80 ft. by 200 ft. building on the site which cost US$ 600,000 (US$1,849,697 adjusted for inflation). [ 10 ]
The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
The section that was from Liberty to Fort Wayne was Old SR 21. Old SR 46 was the original number given the a segment from Auburn to Angola. The section between Old SR 21 and Old SR 46 was known as Custer Trail. [13] [14] In 1924, the section north of Fort Wayne became Old SR 13 and went from Fort Wayne to the Michigan state line.
L. S. Ayres and Company was a department store based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and founded in 1872 by Lyman S. Ayres.Over the years its Indianapolis flagship store, which opened in 1905 and was later enlarged, became known for its women's fashions, the Tea Room, holiday events and displays, and the basement budget store.