The North Anthony Area Association was formed:
“To provide for the maintenance and improvement of that area of Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is adjacent to or surrounded by North Anthony Boulevard, as well as such additional areas as may be affected by the use, maintenance, and improvement of North Anthony Boulevard; to maintain, beautify and improve North Anthony Boulevard in the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as a residential neighborhood and to prevent the use of North Anthony Boulevard for purposes detrimental to the residential nature of the surrounding or adjacent properties.” — North Anthony Area Association Articles of Incorporation
1960s
Proposals began circulating for a redesign of North Anthony that would widen it to four lanes, using a mix of federal and local funds. Work began in 1965 that widened North Anthony north from Crescent Avenue to Coliseum Boulevard to its present width.
1970s
In the 1970s, it was proposed that the aging Walton Avenue Bridge connecting North And South Anthony (formerly named Walton Avenue) be torn down. The bridge was a cast-iron structure dating to 1897 that had reached the end of its useful life. The original bridge was two-lane, but it was proposed that its replacement should be a four-lane structure. This upset many North Anthony residents, who feared an increase in traffic and speeds on their residential street if this plan were carried out. Additionally, plans were made to widen the street south of Crescent Avenue, removing barriers to traffic noise, in contradiction to the original 1912 Parks and Boulevards Plan by architect George Kessler that created Anthony Boulevard in the first place.
