FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Santa and his reindeer and the Merry Christmas wreath began as lighted displays on Wolf and Dessauer, Fort Wayne’s historic department store.
From the 1896 origin to its location at what is now Citizens Square, learn the four downtown sites of W&D.
From the books Wolf and Dessauer An Album of Memories Volume II and Wolf and Dessauer Where Fort Wayne Shopped.
Courtesy Arcadia Publishing from Wolf and Dessauer An Album of Memories and Wolf and Dessauer Where Fort Wayne Shopped. Arcadia Publishing. www.arcadiapublishing.com.