Fort Wayne

Home to more than 265,700 residents, Fort Wayne is the regional hub of Northeast Indiana, and the homebase of Input Fort Wayne. Known as “the City that Saved Itself,” Fort Wayne has a long history of do-it-yourself innovation. Farnsworth mass-produced the first televisions here. General Electric did the same with stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines.

Today, Fort Wayne residents are innovating in new ways, creating everything from tech startups to solutions that improve the equity, health, and vitality of local neighborhoods. Projects like Riverfront Fort Wayne and Electric Works light the way into the city's future and draw residents back into the urban core.

Fort Wayne is home to people of many cultures, including a large Burmese community. The diversity of small businesses, one-of-a-kind restaurants, and neighborhood grocery stores here attests to the area's vibrancy.

Rather than specific neighborhood names, most Fort Wayne residents identify with the city's broader zip codes or quadrants as their "neighborhood." Explore the quadrants listed on the "Places" tab of Input Fort Wayne's website to get a feel for each area's unique people, places, and cultures.

Feature Story Skyline Park is a private green roof atop a fifth story parking garage connected to Skyline Tower at 855 Webster St.

Should green rooftops be a growing trend in Fort Wayne?


Feature Story Children climb up playground equipment at the PNC Playground Riverfront Fort Wayne’s Promenade Park.
News As 2021 Honeywell Arts Academy fellows in the Resonance program, Westbound Situation blends classical chamber music with the rhythmic drive of bluegrass and the colorful expression of jazz into a new style of chamber music—chambergrass.

How a music-based Arts Academy in Wabash is impacting the creative world


Feature Story Bangkok Bistro is a gem of Thai fusion food located in the 05 neighborhood. Pictured here is the tom yum soup.
Feature Story The Brass Rail, located at 1121 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.

#PlacesofNEI: The Brass Rail, Fort Wayne's iconic Downtown dive bar


Feature Story Dirt Wain compost bins come in a variety of sizes.
Feature Story The exterior of the Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum.

#PlacesofNEI: The Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum


Feature Story Grace College student entrepreneurs from left are Tommy Meier, Mackenzie DeLong, Kaley Dawson, and Noah Jeong.

4 student entrepreneurs to watch in Northeast Indiana


Feature Story Portrait of Dr. Oscar J. Nelson Dowdell-Underwood, Ph.D.

Blog: Honoring African-American history in Fort Wayne’s own backyard


Feature Story Alex Haggard, property owner, and Katrina Nichols, property manager in the top floor of their Airbnb on Fairfield Avenue in Downtown Fort Wayne.

Airbnb tours: A 100-year-old urban loft getaway in Downtown Fort Wayne