From 1890 to the 1920s, the streetcar dominated urban transportation. With electric streetcar lines, cities could now expand beyond the normal two mile walking radius. Exactly how a specific streetcar line impacted the development of the city was investigated by Sam Warner in the 1960s, using Boston as his example. Through his observations, Warner found that the density and type of development was influenced by its proximity to streetcar access and distance to the heart of downtown Boston, as these affected the decisions of school boards, speculative builders, and a whole range of public and private sector actors. Warner's study was specific to Boston. I propose to discuss the applicability of Warner's findings to a Midwestern city: Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will be accomplished by exploring the growth of Fort Wayne's streetcar system from the 1890s to the 1940s by tracing the land use and development changes along selected corridors. This investigation will utilize various maps displaying the growth of the city's streetcar system and Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps to determine the development and use in these corridors. How Fort Wayne developed within these 50 years will explore how, and if, Warner's observations apply in a different context.