Postcard of Aveline Hotel interior after a fire, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1908
| Description: |
The Aveline Hotel on Calhoun and Berry Streets (102-108 E. Berry Street) in Fort Wayne, Indiana was the most elegant hotel in the city in the early 1900s. On May 3, 1908 around 3:30am, fire broke out near the first floor elevator shaft. The fire, caused by faulty wiring, quickly spread through the building. Eleven people died and more than 20 were injured in the fire.Many of the injuries were received from guests who leaped from windows in the upper stories. Soon after the fire, the building was razed and was never rebuilt. |
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| Origin: | 1908 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/C450638B-D18F-4151-B43A-322296283834 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Carole S. (Vanderipe) Grimes Collection Tragedies Fort Wayne (Ind.) Allen County (Ind.) Fire Hotels |
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