FORT WAYNE TRANSIT 1955: HAD TO LEAVE ITS OLD SPY RUN FACILITY AND BUILD ITS NEW BUILDING ON LEESBURG ROAD. BY 1968, THE FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION BOUGHT OUT FORT WAYNE TRANSIT AND TODAY THIS IS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BUS COMPANY. FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION WAS CREATED IN 1968. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BOTTOMED OUT FOUR YEARS LATER IN 1972 AND NOW IS REBUILDING ITS ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE BUS COMPANY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT WITH AN EXCLUSIVE FLEET OF 70 GMC BUSES PUSHING HARD TO INCREASE THE MOBILITY OF FORT WAYNES CITIZENS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOURCE OF THIS PHOTO, SEE CAPTION FOR 3367.
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http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/cdm/ref/collection/coll6/id/2623 |
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| Collection: |
Historic Photos |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana |
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