by Salvador Soto
The DeSoto Building is positioned to be the first-ever "Home of the Creative Class" for Northeastern Indiana and will open its doors to the public this September during the 2003 Trolley Tour (September 25th, 2003). Located within the building will be the offices of DeSoto Translation & Marketing, two of Fort Wayne's most distinguished artists Terry Ratliff and Mee Kyung Shim will have personal art studios and classrooms on the first and second floors, The Avant Garde Art Center and Gallery: (3000 sq. ft. on the 1st floor) "Where art, Indiana and the multicultural/international community come together" and Ink News Papers/Diversity Media just to name a few. Contact for more info: 260-426-3000 or visit desototm.com