Yes I know that area. Back in the 80s people were restoring those
houses, most of them were all run down and being overrun. There are a
couple of other neat areas around town too, with some big old houses.
Even the last time I was there 20 yr ago those areas and the houses were
slowly being destroyed, unfortunately. That is why suburban sprawl
started there, back in the 80s. Beechnut Circle has some cool old
mansions ( I knew a girl who lived in one), and out by Foster Park is an
area with some cool houses too, there is one Frank Lloyd Wright house
there. Some kids in my high school class lived in that area, one next
door to that house (or maybe in it, I forget).
I should go back sometime, check things out. I think some of my old
high school friends still live there.
--R
Peter Frederick wrote:
Yeah, it is nice. Not expensive as a hotel, either. My college
buddy's parents live in the Town House retirement place (I think it's
on Washington Center Boulevard or something, same street as the
GuestHouse).
The ritzy section we toured is right off downtown along the river.
Lovely old houses, surely a century or more old by now. Probably
impossible to heat, but you can't build anything like that now!
Peter
On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:53 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Halls! Gas House! I used to go to that place with my parents. Very
swanky. There were a couple others around too.
What is the rich peoples' district? There were a couple.
--R
Peter Frederick wrote:
Some of it has changed, some hasn't.
Chappel's is remodeling the old restaurant downtown and has a new
place on the north end (quite nice for us since we stay at Don
Hall's Guesthouse just down the road). Lots of new stuff downtown
-- new convention center, new big library.
We drove through the old "rich people's houses" district, and it's
untouched. If I were rich, sigh.
Lots of suburban sprawl, though.
Peter
On Dec 1, 2008, at 6:45 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
I grew up, er, rather, spent my earlier years in the Fort.
--R
Peter Frederick wrote:
This trip (to Ft. Wayne, IN, about 300 miles each way)
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