Category Archives: Thieme Drive

THIEME DRIVE TO UNDERGO SHORE STABILIZATION

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

I have written about Thieme Drive on numerous occasions with my primary concern the construction of an atrocious, 1100-foot long, 10-foot high concrete wall along the river bank at the intersection of West Berry Street, Thieme Drive, and Nelson Street.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Army Corps of Engineers, Environment, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

SIGN, SIGN, EVERYWHERE A SIGN – AHH, MY FAVORITE SIGN

Posted on June 21, 2009 by

I love traveling, but lately, I haven’t traveled the way I used to travel.  I have been to 40 of the 50 states with virtually all of my travels on my own, playing the radio or the CD player, and … Continue reading →

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MY FIRST FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Posted on June 5, 2009 by

I filed my first Freedom of Information Act request – better known as an “FOIA”  request – asking for information about Thieme Drive and the City’s plans to destroy it. I received a couple of calls from a city attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

CITY MANIPULATES THIEME DRIVE FLOOD CONTROL ISSUE

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

And now, the rest of the story – the real story that is.  The City, through one of its engineers, continues to misrepresent and manipulate information about flood control measures along Thieme Drive located in the historic district of West … Continue reading →

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ELDERLY WEST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT THINKS HE STEPPED ON MY TOES

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

It is no secret that I oppose a flood wall on Thieme Drive.  And, the neighborhood association also does not want a wall.  So when I am called an obstructionist by a certain neighborhood resident who lives at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

CITY CONTINUES TO STRAIGHT-JACKET THE ST. MARYS

Posted on February 2, 2009 by

The City doesn’t seem to want to quit messing up the banks of the St. Marys River.  After the Flood of 2003, the City requested a Section 205 Study of the St. Marys River for the purpose of deciding where … Continue reading →

Posted in Army Corps of Engineers, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

MY DREAM FOR THIEME

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

As I stroll onto my front porch each morning to tend to my hanging baskets and other flower containers, I look across Thieme Drive – named for Theodore F. Thieme – and to the St. Marys River. The river bank … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Fort Wayne, Thieme Drive, Uncategorized, West Central Neighborhood | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

BARE NAKED LADIES

Posted on April 20, 2008 by

Nope, I am not referring to the rock group, Barenaked Ladies. Or those groups of oldies but goodies who bare all for calendar sales. I am talking about average, everyday deciduous trees during the two seasons when they have shed … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Thieme Drive

THE RIVER WIDE – AFTERMATH

Posted on February 8, 2008 by

Wednesday and part of yesterday was a bad day for the flood-fighting effort. The city had brought in one pump, but it had problems and wasn’t working properly. When I got home Wednesday night, the water around my home was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities and Towns, Environment, Floods, Fort Wayne, St. Marys River, Thieme Drive, Weather, West Central Neighborhood | 4 Comments

IT’S BAAAACK!! THREE RIVERS PARADE TO RETURN TO WEST CENTRAL

Posted on January 25, 2008 by

Yes, the Three rivers Festival Parade will once again grace our fair neighborhood. The last time the parade wound its way through West Central was 2002. The next year was the Flood of 2003, and Thieme Drive, the route of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Fort Wayne, History, Thieme Drive, Three Rivers Festival, West Central Neighborhood | 3 Comments