Open streams ran through areas of Wayne that are now covered with hard surfaces and buildings.
Ithan Creek openly flowed near where where Radnor Middle School sits today.
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Nearby, the Wayne Natatorium was created by damming another creek. The lake created from the dam was a popular recreation spot and used for swimming in the summer and ice skating in the winter.
Over 100 years after these streams were covered for the growing Wayne community, many of those culverts, inlets and sewers are wearing out.
Now, due to a combination of all that impervious coverage and old infrastructure, flooding has become a major issue in the town.