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Historic Photos of Fort Wayne
By Chad Gramling | March 28, 2008
This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to peruse Scott Bushnell’s Historic Photos of Fort Wayne (Turner Publishing). I know this is a bit of a break from the heavy Spring Training related news that has been appearing here, but I thought readers of Baseball in Fort Wayne (both the blog and the book) would find interest in Bushnell’s compilation.
The photos in the book date back to the early-to-mid 1800’s and span the culture and society of Fort Wayne in areas of commerce, industry, leisure, religion and of course, sports. You’ll find many wonderful photographs of buildings, railroad scenes, waterways, churches and sporting events like the Fort Wayne Komets, Zollner Pistons and some of the many baseball leagues that have called the Summit City home.
By my count, there are 6 different baseball related photographs; which include Red Braden, Everett Scott as a member of the Lady Wayne Chocolates, Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane, The Fort Wayne Daisies, and a fascinating photo of a flooded League Park. There’s even a great aerial shot of the Memorial Coliseum that was taken soon after initial completion. It’s amusing to see the building surrounded by acres of farmland rather than the commercial districts we are all so used to seeing now. If you look, you can also see Municipal Beach Park that later became Carrington Field before being razed for Memorial Stadium.
If you have any tie to Fort Wayne or appreciation for historic photos, you’ll be well served to pick up a copy of this book. Bushnell has done a wonderful job of collecting and synthesizing hundreds of years of history into this tome.
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