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Skyline of Fort Wayne (2014). From 1930–1962, Fort Wayne, Indiana , was home to the tallest building in Indiana—the Lincoln Bank Tower . Today, the tallest building in the city is the 27- story Indiana Michigan Power Center , which rises 442 feet (135 m) and was completed in 1982.
The 26 story Fort Wayne National Bank Building was built during 1969 but a series of work strikes caused delays. The general contractor was changed and the building opened in 1970. The building was owned by an Oklahoma company, Transamaerica Investment Group. It was designed to be a bank and office building.
Bernard James "B. J." Swanson (November 21, 1948 - August 13, 1975) was an American racing driver. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he was the son of Mr & Mrs Bernard Swanson Jr. He lost his life while competing in a Formula 5000 race, in 1975.
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The History Center, located in Fort Wayne's Old City Hall, manages a collection of more than 23,000 artifacts recalling the region's history. [153] The center is overseen by the Allen County–Fort Wayne Historical Society, which maintains the Richardville House, one of two National Historic Landmarks in the city.
War Memorial Coliseum was known foremost as the home of the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons for five seasons (1952–57) as well as the 1953 NBA All-Star Game and 1955 and 1956 NBA Finals. After the Pistons moved to Detroit in 1957, the facility continued to host at least one of their games every season from the 1958–59 to 1966–67 campaigns.
Despite the Great Crash of the stock market on October 24, construction continued on the $1.3 million structure. It was the tallest building of any kind in the state until 1962 and the tallest in Fort Wayne until the Fort Wayne National Bank Building (known as National City Center from 1999 to 2009 and as PNC Center since 2009) was built in ...
The Kensington Boulevard Historic District is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana, added in 2019. [2] The district contains more than 170 homes built between 1917 and 1955, with one home dating to approximately 1870.