Walking Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2021
- I walk through the downtown area of Indiana's second most populous city.
From Wikipedia:
"Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 270,402 as of the 2019 Census estimate making it the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 75th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana. In addition to the three core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, and Steuben counties, with an estimated population of 615,077.
Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga. Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers. The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad. Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt, Fort Wayne's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution, transportation and logistics, healthcare, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and financial services."
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I recently moved to Fort Wayne just within the last year. So far I have lived in Las Vegas (NV), Detroit (MI), Toledo (OH), Grand Rapids (MI), and the Erie (PA) areas in my adult life. I have been pleasantly surprised by Fort Wayne, so much so that this city may become my permanent home. Clean, pleasant, reasonable cost of living, and it has most commodities that you could ask for in a smaller city.
The winter weather is probably my biggest concern about Ft. Wayne. Having grown up in the south, im not accustomed to cold and snow.
Ya well you obviously haven’t been here long….get you an apartment on the Southside of Fort Wayne and check back in about 6 mos…
@@jamesrobin9961using the southside of FWA to talk about it as a whole is like using Compton to talk about LA as a whole. As unfortunate as it is, any city past a certain size will have it's impoverished/dangerous parts of town.
@@jamesrobin9961 Coming from chicago, the violence is minimal lol. Even Fort Wayne's worse neighborhoods have nothing on where I came from. I guess it's all completely relative.
@@GavinSwick out of all those places except Los Vegas, can you recomend your favoritem I have been looking at all the exact cities u mentioned because of low COL... which had the best vibes/ people? Which ones had the most stuff to do? (Scenery, art, nightlife, food etc)
Such a hard decision, I can't visit I just have to pick one to move 2 and hope for the best...
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor league baseball team affiliated with the San Diego Padres, not a little league team as stated in the video. Other than that, nice video. Go TinCaps!
Thanks for the correction!
Can't wait to start going to games again.
Fernando Tatis Jr played here...and now's he's an MLB star
Action Kid this is a fantastic video here. I really like Fort Wayne! You always have great videos! And to the people of Fort Wayne, you all have a beautiful City, I am very impressed! God bless!
Good city I not religious tho but I respect your postie review about it
I rcently moved to Fort Wayne from chicago and it has so much potential. Even me only being here for a little over 6 months, so much has changed in the time frame. So many new buildings being finished, started, etc. Feels much more alive lol. And i'm looking forward to Electric Works. I feel like alot of people here don't realize how good it actually is and the real potential it has. Super cheap, relatively safer than most other cities in the midwest, alot of nature and trails, and alot of new investment coming in.
We moved here from Chicago in 2011. The Fort has changed considerably since then. I completely agree.
Where these trails at? Moving here in October from cali.
@@sierra6963 Google "Fort Wayne Trails". They have a map of their current trails and future trails they're building out.
@@bradleyblock7540 how do u like it compared to Chicago? I'm thinking of moving to here, grand rapids or Chicago, but given how high rent is with inflation, I am leaning towards fort wayne as it's cheaper then the rest and I don't wana be eating ramen everyday
Beautiful and quiet downtown Indiana
it is indeed quiet at times, but other time's it can be hectic at times with quite a bit of traffic, but it's what it is (From a person from Fort wayne it's self)
Thanks for another nice fort wayne video. Have a safe n swift trip home back to New York.
Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
So happy you’re enjoying the videos of Fort Wayne
bill bill, This is a lovely little city to call home your home. You have a couple busy roads, but that’s to be expected with a quarter million residents. This was a very unexpected and gorgeous video to see. 👍
Fort Wayne is also where Johnny Appleseed is buried. There is a park in Fort Wayne named after him. That's how the minor legue baseball team the Tincaps is named after.
That’s an interesting story! Thanks for the info on the baseball team.
Are we gonna have the festival this year?
Definitely quieter than New York! 😀 Take care! 👋🏻👋🏻
Imagine my unbelievable surprise that Ken, the action kid, had actually made it to Fort Wayne Indiana and gave us a fantastic New York City style walking tour yay kudos Mr Ken
Thank you for showing my birthplace. Unfortunately I cannot see it myself so thank you again.
The downtown is very clean compared to some. Thanks for sharing.
And also very boring looking compared to most ....
@@blast4me754 Give me boring, clean and quiet over messy and hectic any day.
Fort Wayne is pretty boring. Mostly the graffiti is worth seeing. And some hidden gems
Really enjoyed your Fort Wayne videos. I've lived here all my life.
Is this where Wayne’s World was filmed?
Appreciate your support 👍
@@eddiew2325 I cant tell if this is a joke or not. If it's not a joke, then no it's not where Wayne's World was filmed Wayne's World is an SNL skit and was filmed in a studio in New York.
@@beetle7796 what about the band Fountain of Wayne?
Fort Wayne has really grown on me. Thanks Actionkid.🏘️
No offense , you must be from somewhere really boring if Fort Wayne looks exciting ....
@@blast4me754 if you consider San Francisco boring?♥️
So glad you’re enjoying it!
@@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239 Never mind , I love SF....It's actually nice seeing AK going to places that get no recognition ...
@@blast4me754 I feel the same.😊
If you get a chance to go into the ACPL, the Great Hall running the length of the building is pretty neat!! The Genealogy Center there is reputed to be the second best genealogy library after the Family History Library in Salt Lake city!!
Wow the place is a legend! Thanks for sharing my friend
Such a beautiful city, nice walking tour
I grew up in Fort Wayne and it was a great place to grow up.
Great video , learning a lot about Fort Wayne from your videos and your commenters are so informative , TY xoxo
I've lived here for 30 years and I think ima have to go downtown because you showed me a couple things I haven't seen
Action Kid, That was an unexpected and surprisingly great video. I know there were a lot of other bldgs. and places to see, but you did a nice job. Thanks again. 👍
I lived in Ft Wayne for quite a while. I loved it! I hope to move back someday.
While in Fort Wayne, get out to the suburbs! Georgetown Shopping Area, etc. I lived there for most of my school years; and I can count on my hand the times I was in downtown - FW and Snider HS Alumnist 1973-1980 until Magnavox moved us and many others to Tennessee.
King Gyros makes GREAT gyros. Worked a few miles down the street at OmniSource and we'd go there for lunch.
The Lincoln Tower, 27:46, was built in 1929 and was the tallest building in Indiana for decades. It was styled after the Empire State Building in NYC.
It’s a really impressive building!
It was originally named The German National Bank.
@29 minutes, one of the largest, most impressive County buildings I have ever seen anywhere.
The court house? To bad he didn't show inside. It's beautiful.. Indiana is known for churches and beautiful court houses.
You really take us to lots of new places...thanks Action Kid....
It seems like these guys don't do any research before doing videos. I've never had a bad or boring time in Fort Wayne
At 26:56 that's the Allen County Courthouse, built between 1897-1902, at a cost of $817,000 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. I googled it lol. Designed in the 'Beaux-Arts' architecture style.
It is gorgeous inside. They canceled Tourist in Your Hometown last year, but it is one of the stops where your can walk around it and go in the courtrooms. Awesome place. Unless you're on trial.
@@bradleyblock7540 I had never seen the inside until I was called to jury duty. It was an unexpected fun day.
I,m planning on coming to Ft.Wayne labor day weekend, thanks action kid for giving me a rundown.
That library holds the 2nd largest geology center in the US.
Ft Wayne has a lot of suburban pockets -- not a lot goes on downtown although it is growing
Can u recomend any other low COL cities that are better? I'm trying to figure out where to move on a 25k a year budget...
The Action Kid enjoying his 🇺🇸 tour & coming soon to a city near you ! 🚶♂️ 🐼
I hate to sound condescending, but I had no idea Ft. Wayne was so nice and had so much to offer. Thanks for the trip!
Man you're awesome I freaking love these and just listening to your narration is relaxing!
Welcome to my city man i live 4 minutes from promenade park you picked decent stuff to show viewers but missed a lot of the real jewels of the fort
I'm thinking about moving to fortwayne..your videos have been really helpful. Thanks.
Glad to see my home state Indiana here on your channel :)
Born and raised in this city. Traveled to many places in my life and nothing quite matches up to the vibes of here. Not sure if it's just cause it's familiar to me or just that special. Either way vacations always make me appreciate where I come from. Thanks for visiting, hope you tried some King Gyro's!!!
I enjoyed your video. I went to school there 50 years ago. They have spent a lot of money on the downtown area.
The Headwaters Park may have seemed empty, but the many festivals make that area grow. Apparently you filmed and posted this video right before our Three Rivers Festival, 9 days beginning after the 4th of July, and going on since the 1970s, I believe. It's our biggest, and most variety of activities Festival of the summer. The park "which was empty" is filled with Carnival rides during the 3-Rivers' Festival (weekend after rth of July, until the next weekend, music performances and a big parade down our streets too!! Proud to be born IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA :) Thank You!
You missed the West Central Area! Such a bunch of great houses and historical info.
Thank you for a great video
Fort Wayne used to be known as
The City of churches.
Indiana was mostly settled by German & Irish whom were very Religious ❤️
No cause the street I used to live on had 3 churches on it
Nice video! I'm a Natibve Fortwaynian. I like it!! At 17.58 on your video you said "you would think Indiana being a little state" wouldn't have this traffic, but we are the Second biggest city in Indiana, second only to Indianapolis. We have the old Lincoln Highway going through the middle and no real "bypass' highways, except 469. But through the middle is Washington Blvd, one block north from where you filmed at 17.58, and that is a 1-way West; then this is the 1-way East part of Lincoln Highway (Highway 30, or 930), which is called Jefferson Blvd in town, past the famous Historic Embassy Theater, built in about 1928. Have a great time in Fort Wayne. We are friendly, but for some reason most people don't tell any visitors about anything in Fort Wayne. Haha! It has so much to enjoy! In summer we come alive, especially with our festivals. You need a tour guide with you. :)
Those drivers sure seem to be speeding through town. A lot faster than the posted 35 mph. But the City sure seems nice and clean, and peaceful!👍🏼
Beautiful city
So adore Fort Wayne, so cant wait to live there.
Next time you should film the inside of the embassy
Whatever brings you there I hope its good
So weird watching/seeing this through a different perspective..
Keep it up 🌷
Relaxing tour AK. I have never been there. Good audio and video. If you are able to in the future can you mention the temperature during the tour? It helps with what you have called the "ambience."
It was at the beginning
The temperature is in the beginning of the video
My God, what a clean city !
Wait a couple weeks if they have their annual 3 rivers festival
@@BoomerandZoomerReacts That's unfortunate. I'm not some kind of clean nut or anything but I am sick and tired of all the garbage all over my neighborhood in NYC.
It really is, except around some apartments in the SE part of town. I was shocked to see that, because living here, I am used to clean streets.
You should walk throu Ft Wayne's West Central. So many beatiful homes and just lovely neighbors. I canvased the neigborhood during the 2020 elections. Now I have fond memories of the residents.
Very clean city, barely any litter anywhere. Found that surprising to be honest. You'd think a city of that size would have some laying around that accidentally escaped trash bins or out car windows on a windy day and so on. Looks like they take keeping the city clean seriously, and I commend them for that. Not a top priority for most places to pick up just about every scrap of paper like that.
Community Service does a great job
Action Kid, so happy you were in my hometown. Wish I would have know you were here. I started following you when we were going to visit NYC in 2019 and your videos helped a lot regarding were to go and not to go. I really enjoy your travels and commentary. You did a great job representing Fort Wayne. Much appreciated. Sorry we missed you ❤ forgot to ask, what brought you to Fort Wayne Indiana?
Used to live there back in 2006-2008. The city is very laid back and a bit conservative, but it is a great place for those who seek a quiet life.
The Fort is a actual replica the real site for the Fort is on the corner of Berry and Clay there is a huge rock where it was originally at
Glad to see my state on yt!
Hi Ken, would you ever come to the west coast and film some videos? I think you’d really like Nevada. We have a lot of beauty and history here!
Love Indiana... Great state to live in.... Look at how clean and manicured Ft. Wayne is, beautiful... Low cost of living, conservative state that runs a fiscal surplus every year, no debt, love Indiana.... "Hoosier Hospitality"...! Excellent video ActionKid
I’m moving there! In a few days too my house is kinda bare lol I’m gonna go to my RV in some days then go to Fort Wayne and we have a house set
The 3 tallest buildings in Fort Wayne are...1. Indiana Michigan Power Center (AK is correct) 442 feet, 27 stories, built in 1982 2. PNC Center 339 feet, 26 stories, built in 1970
3. Lincoln Bank an Trust Tower 312 feet, 22 stories, built in 1930
Very cool! Thanks for the information.
@@ActionKid You're welcome! 🤘
Joe Dazey i think that building is 23 stories not 22 stories tall ..🤔🤔🤔
Good luck there… see you when you get back to New York
Ah, you turned the corner only like 3 minutes before you would have walked into my old neighborhood on West Washington. Great times years ago in West Central. I lived right on West Washington after I left the US Army.
Love fort Wayne
If you want to see people and activities downtown you would want to come around the 2ond week of July during the annual festival (Three Rivers Festival).
Otherwise most activity is found in the surrounding malls and clubs away from downtown.
Yeah I love those murals at 24:50...
The best part of the courthouse is inside. Too bad he didn't go inside. The ceilings are painted and lots of marble. My great grandfather worked construction on this courthouse in 1897. They had a good sized one before that that was torn down. My dad worked on the new addition called the City County Bldg, about 1973. I'm almost 80. But I now call Hawaii my home.
TY for the walk Ken, why did you choose this area? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his visit to Fort Wayne on June 3, 1963.
You’re welcome! I had some personal reasons to attend to.
I hope you went to Fort Wayne's Famous Coney Island the best coney dogs ever made.
As someone from Fort Wayne it's called headwaters park not hedgewater. And it's called Frieman Square emphasis on the I not the e.
You have to go downtown on Main Street to the Coney Island Hotdog stand. I remember going there before I started school. You could get 5 Hot Dogs for a dollar. That would have been 1953.
Oh yes Mad Anthony Wayne!......
We also have great comic book stores
Fort Wayne has one of the largest pinball arcades in the world!
Where?! I’ve lived here 11 years and didn’t know that!
@@JourneyingBard it's in Huntertown. It's called Fort Wayne Pinball Wizard's World.
It also has one of the top 5 highest grossing Pizza Huts in the country
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I applaud you for taking the time for giving a tour of Ft. Wayne since I’m a native of Ft. Wayne. However , there is not much in the downtown area. It’s really a big country town with little culture and a lot of churches and fast food restaurants and that’s Indiana in general. I have moved on to Bangkok Thailand and retired , couldn’t be happier.
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Any other cities you would recomend that maybe have a more lit nightlife/ downtown but still cheap COL?
Why do I live in fort Wayne and not know half of this stuff smh
Shelly Long graduated from snider high school I believe. So much more to see than downtown
Yes that is true...
Shelly graduated from South Side High School, also where I graduated. Julia Barr, who played Brooke on All My Children, also went to South Side.
I hear mixed things about fort Wayne Indiana. When I first heard all the good things, I thought about how this would be the perfect place for me and wife and kids to live(we need a fresh start) but then I hear that the crime is bad I hope someone can honestly clarify if this is a good place to live.
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There's a new park here that from st. Mary River
Pleas come to Indianapolis
I’ve been there before. Awesome city!
Wow nobody is out
Is there much nitelife / bars / clubs in downtown Fort Wayne? Is downtown desireabale to even live in Fort Wayne?
I feel like no, nd I'm wondering if there are any other low COL Midwest towns wit more lit nightlife
I live in fortwayne
Even by Columbus Ohio standards, Fort Wayne is clearly totally deserted. How is it not in the same degree of economic distress as so many other midwestern cities which no longer have a manufacturing base to call their own?
It’s not deserted at all.. it’s just a Sunday afternoon and not many people are out I guess
@@tplatt9884 Perhaps, but it looks the same or even quieter in every Fort Wayne walking video @ActionKid has posted so far. Did you see them? Emptiness in a parl, in a Library, in the streets...
If it was a Sunday, a lot of us are at church or up to the lakes.
@@lisaindahouse1304 Take a look at fort wayne on a friday, it is a lot more active here than a saturday lol
I just saw my car!
your in indiana wow
The childrens museum is in Indianapolis
What was the purpose of building a fort? Was there a war going on?
Ft Wayne has three rivers. At the time it allowed a lot of shipping into the new "middle west"
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The Ft. Wayne TinCaps are a professional minor league team affiliated with the San Diego Padres. The league they play in, is three steps below MLB, and it's purpose is to develop young players for the major league Padres. "Little League" refers to a league in which children play.
Thanks for the correction!
Bro I live here
look kensington hollywood
is a good place in america ft, could i afford with a littli help of my friends, came fron von, ny a, ny city. i love new york
Im like 5 min from downtown lmao
All the midwestern cities in the half million to a million population range are very similar. They pour a bunch of money into their downtown areas, and look good. But as you see , the streets are mostly deserted. I like ActionKid, but he's maybe just a little to positive and optimistic concerning this city. An unusual viewpont for a New Yorker, who usually bash everything west of the Hudson River.
I love Action Kid's positive outlook for each city he visits ...he doesn't shy away from some faults but let's the city show its best side...and I think that is what a good tourist should do!😏😊🤭😉😐😏
@@elaineburnett5230 His positive outlook is most welcome, and makes him unique in the often hostile TH-cam world. I do think devoting this many videos to Ft. Wayne was a misstep. Especially when Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland are reasonably accessible from where he was, and any of the three would've have made better subject matter, for him to do his style of content.
@@eelb53 He was in Fort Wayne for some personal reasons, so I think he just decided to film the city for his channel while he’s there.
Actually I live in Fort Wayne, and they really haven’t put much money into downtown until the last ~10 years when they’ve changed a LOT. I would say they put a lot more money into the northern part of the city, which looks much nicer in my opinion. Downtown has definitely stepped it up in recent years though
2nd most populous?? Where is everybody