Indian Village Neighborhood -- Letter to the Editor

To our Indian Village Neighborhood and Friends,

During dismissal time at Indian Village, we are experiencing an increase in the number of cars that are coming by the school right at our dismissal time at the end of our school day. We are asking our patrons and neighborhood friends to avoid the intersection of Wenonah Lane and Ojibway Trail in front of the school between the hours of 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day that school is in session. While this may be a small inconvenience to your route in the afternoon, it will allow us to safely funnel our school traffic into the parking lot for pick-up and not hold up our neighborhood traffic from getting into our car rider line. Your help and support would greatly be appreciated as we try to provide the safety that is needed for our students and parents during this busy time of the day.

Amid Downed Trees, Ancient Red Oaks Toppled by Storm

A giant red oak was cut down ten years ago on the northwest corner of Bluffton and Engle Roads. The tree was approximately 10 feet in diameter and 31 feet in circumference. That tree, a Fort Wayne landmark, had fallen prey to the ravages of insects, lightning strikes and father time.

It was a seedling when Indian Village was a real Indian village. It had watched the St. Mary’s River bring white settlers into the area. It existed before the canals, the railways, the interurban and the present day roads.

Indian Village Elections 2014

Recently elected officers of the Indian Village Community Association are Brent Davis, president; Loretta Watkins, vice president; Sarah Didier, secretary/treasurer; Chuck Chapman and Stan Robinson, board members. Indian Village is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Originally published January 17, 2014 by The Waynedale News.

Indian Village and the 20th Century Neighborhood

ARCH announces the first of the 2011 Fun and Free Lectures: “Indian Village and the 20th Century Neighborhood” on Tuesday, January 25th, 7pm, at the Waynedale Branch, Allen County Public Library, 2200 Lower Huntington Road. Focusing on the recent listing of Indian Village on the National Register, the talk describes the wonderful blending of 20th century styles in a neighborhood that had several developers and eras, and what Indian Village represents in terms of the national trends of suburbanization in the 20th century. Presented by Angie Quinn, Executive Director of ARCH.

Indian Village Piecing History Together

Indian Village Community Association is in the process of applying for a National Historic Register designation. In conjunction with the City of Fort Wayne, a consultant from Indianapolis is compiling documentation on the development of the neighborhood since its conception in the 1920s.

Mr. Warner is hoping to find more information on the building phase of Indian Village. Specific questions include: How did you learn about the Village? Who was your builder and did you meet with him during the building process? Did you know or meet John R. Worthman, the developer of the village after WW II? Were you part of the sorority that dedicated the Psi Ote Park land or remember the opening of the elementary school?

Indian Village Principal Named Principal of the Year

Indian Village Principal Stephany Bourne was recognized recently as the District 3 Elementary Principal of the Year at the fall conference of the Indiana Association of School Principals.

Bourne was named principal of the year for IASP’s District 3, which includes 10 counties in northeast Indiana, earlier this year. One of the 12 district winners was chosen as the State Principal of the Year and announced at the conference Sunday, November 19.

Indian Village Landmark Repaired

Marilyn Horrell, of Indian Village Community Association, called last Thursday, August 19, 2004 and mentioned that the brick and limestone entrance to Indian Village was being repaired. She invited me over to the Village to take some pictures.

The entranceway was damaged last year by a school bus and Ziolkowski Construction out of South Bend won the bid to repair the old structure. It was originally built around 1928.

The brick and limestone structure had become discolored over the years due to pollution. The black residue from car exhausts was removed utilizing a limestone and brick restoration chemical and the entire structure was power washed. The porosity of the limestone tends to allow moisture into minute cracks and the freeze/thaw cycle had flaked off and defaced some of the original structure.