Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The ' South ' Comes AUve The new FoeJ injjf;r Theotur at Franke Purk. The ouldoor (healer was funded by He ene Foelh- nger, pubhsher of (he F(. Wayne Newspapers. Inc. The Allen County Courthouse, one of the older buiidings in the city. Downtown-featuring the Lincoln National Bank building. One of the new stores to go up out south. K-Mart West. A picturesque view of a portion of The Landing. The City 5

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It was amazing how traffic grew overnight, it seemed, in the southwestern part of Fort Wayne. And that was good oJe EJmhurst area! One day there were two cars waiting at the corner of Covington and Smith. The next day there was a line a mile long! Fort Wayne had been growing north and everybody KNEW what driving was like on that end of the city! All of a sudden, businesses, factories, and chain stores began cropping up out south, especially out Time Corners ' way. A new K-Mart, DeHaven Chevrolet ' s new main showcase, and Pizza Hut were a few. All along Covington, residential areas were rezoned for business. People ' s backyards were soon lined with six-foot fences or bushes to maintain some privacy. A new monstrous complex for Highway 14 was being fought bitterly by VJildwood residents. True, the new shops offered Tro ans more fobs but at what price? Downtown, though considered to be rapidly deteriorat- ing by a lot of people, still retained an aura of history and elegance. The Landing still attracted people, especially dur- ing the Three Rivers Festival. High rises stood out along the city ' s skyline to make interesting patterns. Fort Wayne was growing but still never lost its charm and charisma.

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One day early in October, the day the heavy construction machines rolled in, everyone knew it had finally started. Talk concerning it had been in the air ever since 1965, the Jasitime EHS was renovated. Construction had hegun. As bulldozers ripped and tore at the earth, the old practice field was trans- formed into a new asphalt parking lot. Even though the lot seemed miles frorfi the school (especially in bad weather), it was the irst step toward Working and playing in the shadow of skeletal structures born from the construction work, EHS students pur- sued 1977 with gusto. They made the most out of the least as anticipation of a new auditorium and second gym fired extra enthusiasm into everything the Trojans did. Homecoming, You ' re a Good Man Charlie Brown, the foot- ball championship afid the trip to Chi$. cago to see The WIe ' ' we ' re ust a few of the events Accomplished tfiroilghout ' a nd thlefe .f g trfSire to col . . - TOsing- he- xisting.cKimp d facilities. - i£7i. ... ofid thefe .f -m ffi to J