Polaroid photograph of a utility locate painted on a sidewalk on the west side of Broadway, in front of the old Saint Joseph Hospital in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. The hospital is being demolished. The sidwalks and streets that run along the front of the building have a number of these locate marks, which tell construction crews where utility lines are buried, spray painted on them.

This one is unusual; it says: "Gas Retired." I assume that means a gas line that is no longer in use is buried there.

9-9-22

About The Hospital:

Founded in 1869, Saint Joseph Hospital was the oldest hospital in Fort Wayne. It closed in November, 2021 and demolition began in 2022.

Originally a Roman Catholic hospital, Saint Joseph was sold years ago to a big for-profit company that also owns Lutheran Hospital and Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne. The company built a new, much smaller hospital one block over on the corner of Main Street and Van Buren Street to replace the aging Saint Joseph Hospital. The Saint Joseph name was not kept; the new hospital is called "Lutheran Downtown."