Polaroid photograph of the partially demolished north end of Saint Joseph Hospital on the corner of Broadway and Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.

This end of the building faces Main Street. Although demolition began here, most of this section of the building was left standing when the demolition crew moved to the south end of the building and worked their way back up here. This part of the building ended up being the last to fall. Interestingly, it had also been the last part of the building to be constructed. Last built, last demolished.

10-7-22

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."