In 2005 the Downtown BlueprintPlus plan recognized the North Core as
“a prime opportunity for transforming a near-river site into a lively, sought-out attraction; for creating a walkabale, urban mixed use locale integrated with its surrounding neighboroods, enhancing the image of Fort Wayne as a family destination; and for making the river central to downtown and the region.”
Download the original Conceptual Development Plan. (Last Updated December 16th, 2011)
Conceptual Layout Gu
Fifth and Calhoun, now and...soon?
Railroad route map.
Headwaters Junction Executive Summary (4MB) last updated January 19th, 2011
Download the original Conceptual Development Plan. (25MB) last updated January 19th, 2011
Targeted Tourism and Economic Development Addendum (13MB) last updated January 19th, 2011
More renderings and information will be posted soon.
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Headwaters Junction 
Looks GREAT !! only wish we could of saved the old Freight Depot.
So do many of us — but there may or may not be some of the building’s bricks left around…