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1963 Map of Fort Wayne East

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Fort Wayne East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The confluence of the St Joseph River and the St Marys River forms the Maumee River, anchoring the eastern expansion of Fort Wayne in the early 1960s. This survey illustrates the residential growth of the era, from the established neighborhoods of Greendale and Hacienda Village in the north to the postwar developments of Anthony Wayne Village and Village Woods further south. The landscape is heavily influenced by a dense network of transit, including the Pennsylvania Railroad, Wabash Railroad, and the New York Chicago and St Louis RR cutting through the center of the sheet.

Institutional presence is strong throughout the quadrangle, evidenced by the Ind Institute of Technology and a high concentration of parochial education centers such as St Jude Sch and St Charles Borromeo Sch. Recreational landmarks like the Mc Millen Park golf course and the South Anthony Speedway provide insight into the city's mid-century leisure spaces, while the rural fringes to the southeast are defined by a complex drainage system including the Adams Ditch and Hartzell Ditch.