Fort Wayne, like many mid-sized cities, experienced urban sprawl in the '60s and '70s. After malls were built outside of downtown, retailers left the area, leaving it underutilized. Community leaders were looking for revitalization ideas. The suggestions that were coming forth intrigued the staff of Fort Wayne Monthly. Editor Connie Haas-Zuber, Associate Editor Bonnie Blackburn and I came up with a special pull-out section for our June 2006 issue. Called "Future Fort? The Downtown Game," this tongue-in-cheek insert was glued into the center of the magazine, to a page of cut-out cash featuring faces of local decision-makers. Illustrations were done by the wonderfully talented illustrator, Sam Minick. (samminick.com). Commemorative game boards were provided to those involved in the projects and selected advertisers. Eventually, a multi-use baseball stadium (one of the ideas featured in the game) was selected and is currently under construction.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
It's all in the game.
Fort Wayne, like many mid-sized cities, experienced urban sprawl in the '60s and '70s. After malls were built outside of downtown, retailers left the area, leaving it underutilized. Community leaders were looking for revitalization ideas. The suggestions that were coming forth intrigued the staff of Fort Wayne Monthly. Editor Connie Haas-Zuber, Associate Editor Bonnie Blackburn and I came up with a special pull-out section for our June 2006 issue. Called "Future Fort? The Downtown Game," this tongue-in-cheek insert was glued into the center of the magazine, to a page of cut-out cash featuring faces of local decision-makers. Illustrations were done by the wonderfully talented illustrator, Sam Minick. (samminick.com). Commemorative game boards were provided to those involved in the projects and selected advertisers. Eventually, a multi-use baseball stadium (one of the ideas featured in the game) was selected and is currently under construction.
