tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post6209270160373764696..comments2024-03-08T13:40:46.223-05:00Comments on Child of the Fort: End of an Era - Scott's on Decatur RoadKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008266394008424779noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-2567256361948516272023-08-18T13:09:19.033-04:002023-08-18T13:09:19.033-04:00I agree 100% I say this Ll the time! Look what the...I agree 100% I say this Ll the time! Look what they did to Paulding Rd, right over from the old Scott bldg! It was one of the nicer busy streets on the South side. They came in and jacked it up and left it like it is! Would they b cool with that on Southwest or North side of town!? I don't think so! Stop taking from us on the South side of town! If u break it, FIX IT!!! Quit treating us like we're the red headed step child!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-77764620497941391932009-02-12T13:20:00.000-05:002009-02-12T13:20:00.000-05:00Looks like the cornucopia may be leaving us. I've ...Looks like the cornucopia may be leaving us. I've heard that the cornucopia is scheduled for demolition next week. Mayor Tom Henry, several city concil members, a host of news media and a half dozen bag pipers will be there. It's one last chance to say good by to a Fort Wayne landmark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-56789084830291072802009-01-25T07:51:00.000-05:002009-01-25T07:51:00.000-05:00Anonymous - I couldn't agree more with you. Every...Anonymous - I couldn't agree more with you. Everything you posted - yes yes yes!<BR/><BR/>I'm having an issue though. I can't get one Fort Wayne leader associated with the Southeast side - to give me the time of day.<BR/><BR/>I guess maybe I need to go sit on their doorstep?<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps, they are afraid of offending Kroger because the economy is so fragile and because Kroger is keeping folks employed...Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008266394008424779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-35037743228212771122009-01-24T22:28:00.000-05:002009-01-24T22:28:00.000-05:00The saddest part about this has less to do with th...The saddest part about this has less to do with the cornucopia and more to do with the sorry state of Fort Wayne. If the only thing we're worried about is an old sign, we're missing the real issue here. <BR/><BR/>When it opened, Scotts on Decatur Road was known as the largest supermarket in the world. They had a three story coffee grinder, made their own ice cream and had a pool so kids could swim while parents shopped. Life Magazine did a profile on the store. That store wasn't the only significant thing that happened in Fort Wayne. Just about everybody from here knows the other stories of innovations that started in the Summit City. <BR/><BR/>Back in those days, Fort Wayne could do big things because there were individuals who had vision who didn't think about limitations. Back then, people honestly believed that Fort Wayne could be a world class city, no matter what side of town you were talking about. <BR/><BR/>Saving the cornucopia may be winning the battle but losing the war. If the sign survives and the store stays empty, it'll be another example of urban decay on the south side. The south side of Fort Wayne doesn't need another tombstone honoring the good old days like the Hillcrest Drive In sign on Tillman Road. <BR/><BR/>It might be more interesting to think about how we might save the cornucopia and revitalize that whole neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>How might ten acres of real estate be used in a new way that might harken back to the time when the old Scott's store was a tourist attraction that attracted international attention? <BR/><BR/>I know the economy stinks and we're all worried about crime.... but what if we were able to both save the cornucopia and the community too? Other cities do stuff like that all the time.... Isn't it about time the south side of Fort Wayne thought about how they might turn this problem into an opportunity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-51993528346562528642009-01-21T14:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:25:00.000-05:00This is my first comment for your wonderful blog. ...This is my first comment for your wonderful blog. <BR/><BR/>I am very angry that this store is closing. I've been shopping under the cornucopia for many years now. The store is always clean and well stocked. There are always plenty of check-outs open, everyone is very helpful, and the management could not be better or more approachable. I shop Thursday nights and leave around 9:00 p.m. and I've never had any problems, and when it is dark there usually is a manager looking out for me. <BR/><BR/>The nasty Kroger at Southgate is very different, like night and day. The Kroger Co. has lost a loyal customer. I will take my business to the new Walmart at Southtown. Better that than going to a dirty store that I do not feel safe at. What a hideous decision they made.<BR/><BR/>I am very ticked that city "power players" have not stepped up to bat to protect our city landmark. It is again obvious that we on the south side just do not count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-25067728061188928942009-01-21T13:42:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:42:00.000-05:00Please everyone - call your city council person - ...Please everyone - call your city council person - call the Kroger media guy, John Elliott - 317-538-1495 - who has contacts with ARCH?<BR/><BR/>Damnit - I'm gonna call Ian Rolland in a minute too ;).Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008266394008424779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-71600154517755272872009-01-21T13:35:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:35:00.000-05:00Kristina:I'd like to say it will survive in some f...Kristina:<BR/><BR/>I'd like to say it will survive in some fashion, but something tells me otherwise.<BR/><BR/>They opened a new Family Dollar across Decatur Road about 2 years back, and IT'S been robbed several times ALREADY.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I like the wide-open parking lot...less chance to be "taken advantage of", unlike the claustrophobic parking at the Southgate Krogers.<BR/>And if you follow the FWPD reports, there are a LOT more crimes at SOUTHGATE than at the Decatur Road location.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing...not WORD ONE from ANY city councilmen...NOTHING AT ALL. All I DO hear are crickets (and in THIS cold, that ain't easy).<BR/><BR/>Just another way to take something away from the SOUTH side...<BR/>And if it wasn't FOR the SOUTH side in decades past, we wouldn't have a NORTH side...would we?<BR/>(according to the history of this town).<BR/><BR/>Over the last 10-12 years, we've lost a'plenty down here....(can't blame Bush for THAT)...but we CAN blame the crime (and the criminals that bring it with them) along with the FWHA, HUD, and the city admins who have turned the other cheek for ages.<BR/><BR/>Last thing we need down here is another "dollar store" (where hardly anything IS a dollar anyway).<BR/><BR/>Moving AWAY from Ft. Wayne looks better and better with every closing store we see.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Kris!<BR/>Ditto on the A-Men!<BR/><BR/>(Just wish someone would listen for once.)<BR/><BR/>B.G.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-68881207667744540902009-01-21T13:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:25:00.000-05:00bad news-this was in today's JG:The large cornucop...bad news-this was in today's JG:<BR/><BR/>The large cornucopia adorning the front of the building is anchored with steel that extends from the top of the horn into the foundation, Kroger Co. spokesman John Elliott said. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Elliott didn’t know of any plans to preserve the sign. And he expressed doubts it could be saved without destroying part of the building.Kevin Knuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088666302706577051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384662678304810045.post-83264265989721095722009-01-20T21:57:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:57:00.000-05:00I'm up for a roof sit-in.I'm up for a roof sit-in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com