Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1938 

Whoever the unknown person is who shot this film, they deserve our gratitude for such a perfect time capsule. And the quality of the video is excellent. Great snapshot of a place and time.

Looks better back in 1938. Outstanding video!!!

I live by Lakeside park...and to see that it hasn't changed that much was amazing! Thanks for sharing !! ❤

Lived in Fort Wayne all my life, no place like home!

Amazing! This is the city my grandparents grew up in. Some of the great architecture remains. Soo cool!

This was when my grandma was little! So cool to see my city back then!

Well done. Nice to see so many old buildings preserved. Ft Wayne deserves kudos for keeping them well maintained.

This is amazing find. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Thanks for the share. This was a little bit before my time but I can still remember many of those buildings and parks.

This video is awesome!!! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of what life was like in 1938. My Mom was 17 in 1938 and attended Central High School.

That's funny about the sound. My family is from Fort Wayne. I asked my mother, when I was a child, what was it like before you could see in color.

Wow when ppl actually walked outside

My moms side of the family is from Fort Wayne. My brother and sister where born their while I was born in Marion. So cool to see what it looked like back then.

Very cool. Glad I found this!

Oh neat I drove by General Electric other day. So neat in the video seeing how it use to look! Now we’re watching it rot!

I'm from Ft Wayne IN and my mom was born in 1938!

Amazing they tore down so many of those old buildings in the 70s and replaced them with some of the ugliest buildings ever conceived, along with acres of parking lots.

What a neat video! Wow!!

Thank you, John, good work.

7:35 I've always wondered what it used to say on the front of the IH tower.

Japanese Gardens is in Sweeney Park. It became Jaenecke Gardens during WWII. My spelling could be wrong.

Thanks for the video. That's when people dressed up to go out.

Cool Video you found JR. Except you should of found the restaurant that you hung out at when you where 8 years old. Its also cool to see all of the Gangsta Cars roaming the streets of the Fort back in the day. I can Imagine my Grandpa and his Brothers Running shine from the old Farm up to the Lakes.

Depressing when you think about how bad it is today

Bonne Holidays rest dans Peace Liliane

10:23 lakeside park still the same it’s 2018

Yeah i see more people than today more life

John: this is great footage. I saw your comment that it is public domain. Can it be located online or did you acquire a print? ? Thank you.

8:10 northside or south side high school I think

What happened the resivour looked way better back then

cool video. didn't the old greyhound bus catch on fire or some thing.

Hello, we are working on a video of Fort Wayne, in particular, the Santa Display. Could we use some of your video? We'd happily credit you.

I recognize the international harvester

RU-vid i would like to see more 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s tv commercial's on pickups trucks cars motorcycle's and full epsiedos classic tv commercial's of 1950s 1960s and 70s 80s

0:13 that's me

10:25 you're telling me there were PALM TREES??! Has the climate really changed that much?

Where ls The Sound ?

Ok