Posted July 20, 200717 yr After touring downtown, Rob took me for a stroll down Forest Park Boulevard. The fabulous street features grand homes, imposing stone entrance gates, a wide median, and striking concrete streetlights. Fort Wayne has an emerald necklace park system that includes Lakeside Park, which was recently restored. Rob's favorite house FLW apprentice Interesting detail where the rooflines meet My favorite house Oversided addition Into Lakeside... Entrance gates Amazing lamps on a bridge back to downtown
July 20, 200717 yr At last! I've been waiting eagerly to see these! Nice coverage. The historic home tour on Forest Park Boulevard that day was a great success; Jon said they ran out of printed tickets, and had to xerox more. It was a near-perfect day; the showers earlier made everything fresh and lush green, and the temperatures were mild. The area was looking its very best. I especially like this shot. It shows off the formal symmetry of the design:
July 20, 200717 yr wow lots of nice homes. ^ that is quite a garden, looks new, but i would guess its old?
July 20, 200717 yr wow lots of nice homes. ^ that is quite a garden, looks new, but i would guess its old? I think the sunken garden at Lakeside Park dates from the early 1900s. My mom grew up near there in the 1920s (not on Forest Park Boulevard, but the working-class neighborhood to the west of there), and family photos from that era show the park well-established with mature trees by then. Time had taken its toll on the landscaping and the concrete work was eroded and deteriorated from years of freeze-thaw cycles, and about a year ago the garden underwent a half-million-dollar restoration. All the concrete structures were removed, including the fountains/pools, and recreated according to the original plans and designs. They did a first-class job. As you can seen from the photos, it's a popular place for weddings.
July 20, 200717 yr What really stood out to me about the park is how close they maintain the water level to the walks, that creates a powerful effect.
July 23, 200717 yr Wow! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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