FORT VALE, INDIANA / LOCAL DIRECTORY
Small town. Long memory.
Old storefronts, local loyalties, and people who remember what happened the last time Wong was certain.
Around Fort Vale
Main Street, the tracks, and a few familiar corners of town. Open any picture for a closer look.
Make the rounds
Wok N Roll »
Wong Wei’s Chinese restaurant has a used-record-store side entrance and serves as Wong’s home base. Business, music, and investigations keep crossing paths.
Cozbi’s »
A restaurant, a gossip exchange, and a place where old loyalties still matter. Cozbi’s sits inside the web of relationships that makes Fort Vale tick.
Fort Vale Police Department »
Chief Hootie’s institution keeps its own version of events. Its rules make sense to Hootie. Wong’s methods provide regular opportunities to apply them.
Fort Vale Tribune »
The local newspaper is part of the town’s rumor infrastructure, with Peter Parkour, classifieds, personals, and room for another version of the story.
Brown’s Body Barn »
The Brown family’s product world connects local business, peculiar branding, and Fort Vale’s stories. Winona is right at home in that mixture.
The Wongmobile »
Wong’s car carries his investigations through town and becomes part of the show’s visual identity. Like plenty of things in Fort Vale, it has a history.
Word gets around.
A meal at Wok N Roll, an evening at Cozbi’s, or a visit to the police department can put you in contact with a different account of the same event.
Start with the newspaper »Some familiar scenery.
Fort Vale grows out of remembered small-town Indiana: repaired buildings, inherited civic habits, local businesses, and institutions trying to look more important than they are.
More art from Fort Vale »