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Founded in 1906 by U.S. Steel, Gary, Indiana quickly became one of America’s most important industrial powerhouses, drawing ...
Gary, Indiana was once a symbol of American industrial might—founded by U.S. Steel, built on booming factories, and thriving with opportunity. But as the steel industry collapsed and manufacturing ...
Beauty and rebirth in decay. It’s a vision of urban exploration, restoration and development now underway across northwestern Indiana. Jeffrey Brown reports from Gary, Indiana, for our arts and ...
The Geter Means House in Gary’s Midtown neighborhood is on Indiana Landmarks’ 2022 Most Endangered List of historical structures in jeopardy. The vacant mid-century ranch house was built in 1954.
Decay Devils, a Gary-based nonprofit, has partnered with Indiana Landmarks to help clean inside the former high school. The two organizations are also seeking volunteers to help with the cleanup ...
The Decay Devils, a group that's been working for more than a decade to preserve historic buildings in Gary, got national recognition when featured on PBS NewsHour.
On Feb. 3, the New York Times published a piece about Gary, Indiana, entitled: "A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline." I hope you read it. The city of Gary has been in deep decline ...
Long known as Gary Roosevelt in part to distinguish it from E.C. Roosevelt in neighboring East Chicago, the high school at 730 W. 25th Ave. was one of just three high schools in Indiana built ...
Beauty and rebirth in decay. It’s a vision of urban exploration, restoration and development now underway across northwestern Indiana. Jeffrey Brown reports from Gary, Indiana, for our arts and ...