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THE BRADLEY OPENS JULY 15 IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PROVENANCE AND
VERA BRADLEY ICON NEW FORT
WAYNE BOUTIQUE HOTEL BOASTING
UNIQUE DESIGN FEATURES AND
TOP- TIER DINING OPENS IN ONE
WEEK FORT WAYNE, IND. (JULY 8,
2021) - THE BRADLEY, FORT
WAYNE, INDIANA'S UP-AND-
COMING BOUTIQUE HOTEL CREATED
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOTEL
OWNER AND OPERATOR,
PROVENANCE, AND BARBARA
BRADLEY BAEKGAARD, CO-FOUNDER
OF THE ICONIC WOMEN'S FASHION
LABEL VERA BRADLEY, WILL
OFFICIALLY OPEN THURSDAY, JULY
15. BORN OF MIDWESTERN CHARM
AND MODERN DESIGN
SENSIBILITIES, THE 124-ROOM
HOTEL WILL SERVE AS THE
EPICENTER OF ENTERTAING AND
HOSPITALITY IN THE GROWING
URBAN CENTER OF FORT WAYNE,
COMPLETE WITH NINE SPECIALLY
DESIGNED SUITES, A ROTATING
ART GALLERY AND TWO
RESTAURANTS INCLUDING A
ROOFTOP BAR. "WITH THE LAUNCH
OF THE BRADLEY, A LONG-TIME
DREAM OF MINE IS FINALLY
COMING TO LIFE, AND I COULDN'T
BE MORE EXCITED TO WELCOME
EVERYONE TO MY HOMETOWN: THE
HISTORIC CITY OF FORT WAYNE,"
SAID BAEKGAARD. "THE BRADLEY
WILL OFFER A PIECE OF THE RICH
FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY TO EACH
GUEST WHO CALLS THE HOTEL
HOME, PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN
CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY'S
CONTINUED GROWTH. IT IS MY
HOPE THAT THE HOTEL WILL SERVE
AS AN EXTENSION OF MY OWN HOME
FOR A COMMUNITY I LOVE AND FOR
THOSE TRAVELING IN THE CITY."
THE BRADLEY: ARTFULLY INSPIRED
IN KEEPING WITH PROVENANCE'S
MISSION TO CELEBRATE THE ARTS
AND ITS CREATORS, THE BRADLEY
WILL ILLUMINATE THE BRIGHT
TALENT OF FORT WAYNE BY
FEATURING LOCALLY SOURCED ART
THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL TO TELL
THE CITY'S STORY. EACH GUEST
ROOM WILL INCLUDE COMMISSIONED
CUSTOM BOTANICAL-INSPIRED
LETTERPRESS PRINTS BY LOCAL
ARTIST, JULIE WALL OF HEDGE
STUDIOS. ADDITIONALLY, THE
HOTEL WILL FEATURE A REVOLVING
ART GALLERY IN THE MAIN LOBBY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PURDUE
UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGN.
THE GALLERY WILL HIGHLIGHT
ARTWORK BY STUDENTS, FACULTY
AND ALUMNI, AND THE WORKS ON
DISPLAY CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE. ADDITIONAL WORKS
CREATED BY LOCAL ARTIST
THEOPLIS SMITH III, AKA PHRESH
LAUNDRY, KNOWN FOR HIS POP
CULTURE ART INSTALLATIONS AND
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MURALS PLACED
AROUND THE CITY, WILL BE ON
PROMINENT DISPLAY WITHIN THE
HOTEL'S PUBLIC SPACES. "ART IS
A PART OF OUR DNA AT
PROVENANCE, AND WE ARE PROUD
TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THE
UNIQUENESS OF FORT WAYNE AND
THE CITY'S CREATORS THROUGH
THE BRADLEY'S ART