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City Methodist Church | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

City Methodist Church

Table of Contents ToggleWilliam Grant Seamon, City Methodist Church FounderCity Methodist ChurchRapid Decline in Church MembershipClosureThe Great Gary Arson of 1997Future of the City Methodist...

Gary United States Post Office | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Gary United States Post Office

Table of Contents ToggleGary United States Post OfficeArchitecture and DesignPhoto Gallery Gary United States Post Office The former Gary United States Post Office located downtown was constructed in...

Indiana Dunes Park Pavilion | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Indiana Dunes Park Pavilion

Table of Contents ToggleHistory of the Indiana Sand DunesThe Establishment of Towns and Communities at the DunesState Park DesignationNational Park DesignationIndiana Sand Dunes PavilionPhoto Gallery...

H. Gordon and Sons Department Store | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

H. Gordon and Sons Department Store

Table of Contents ToggleProtective Order of Elks Lodge BuildingGeorge W. Maher, ArchitectHarry Gordon, BusinessmanH. Gordon and SonsA Dying CityClosure of H. Gordon and Sons and its AbandonmentPhoto...

Mahencha Apartment Building

Mahencha Apartment Building

Table of Contents ToggleMahencia/Mahencha ApartmentsHatcher ApartmentsThe Abandonment and Decline of the Mahencha ApartmentsFailed Renovation EffortsDestructionPhoto Gallery Mahencia/Mahencha...

Emerson High School | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Emerson High School

Table of Contents ToggleEmerson High SchoolWilliam Albert Wirt, EducatorThe Gary PlanRacial Tensions at EmersonEmerson School for Visual and Performing ArtsDeterioration of the historic Emerson High...

Gary Screw and Bolt Factory | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Gary Screw and Bolt Company

Table of Contents ToggleGary Screw and Bolt CompanyU.S. Steel Recognition Strike of 1901Gary Screw and Bolt StrikeGreat Steel Strike of 1919Rise and Decline of Gary Screw and BoltThe Gary Urban...

Memorial Auditorium | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Memorial Auditorium

Table of Contents ToggleMemorial AuditoriumThe Great Gary Arson of 1997Demolition of the Abandoned Memorial AuditoriumPhoto Gallery Memorial Auditorium The Gary Memorial Auditorium is an abandoned...

Kizer House | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Kizer House

Table of Contents ToggleThe Kizer FamilyRestoration Work on the Kizer HousePhoto Gallery The Kizer Family The Kizer House, also known as the Castle, was built around 1888 by businessman William L...

North Gleason Park Pavilion | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

North Gleason Park Pavilion

Table of Contents ToggleNorth Gleason ParkThe North Gleason Park PavilionPhoto Gallery North Gleason Park North Gleason Park in Gary was first developed in 1920. Originally named Riverside Park, it...

Marktown | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Marktown, Indiana

Table of Contents ToggleClayton Mark, IndustrialistHoward Van Doren Shaw, ArchitectThe Town of MarktownPhoto Gallery Clayton Mark, Industrialist Marktown is a former company town constructed for the...

Garnett Elementary School | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Garnett Elementary School

Table of Contents ToggleMicheal Jackson’s Attendance at Garnett Elementary SchoolGarnett’s Closure and AbandonmentPhoto Gallery Micheal Jackson’s Attendance at Garnett Elementary...

Horace Mann High School | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Horace Mann High School

Table of Contents ToggleHorace Mann High SchoolArchitecture and DesignGrowing Popularity of Horace Mann HighChange in DemographicsA Failing School System and the Closure of Horace Mann HighPhoto...

Lovell's Barber College | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

Lovell’s Barber College

Table of Contents ToggleLovell Amison, Founder of Lovell’s Barber CollegeThe Former Gary Federal Savings & Loan Association BuildingFire During’s Its RehabilitationPhoto Gallery...

Palace Theater | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

The Palace Theater

Table of Contents ToggleJohn Adolph Emil Emerson, ArchitectGary, Indiana’s Palace TheaterClosureA Symbol of Urban DecayPhoto Gallery John Adolph Emil Emerson, Architect The Palace Theater in...

Gary-Alerding Settlement House | Photo © 2020 David Bulit

The Gary-Alerding Settlement House

Table of Contents ToggleThe Great Steel Strike of 1919The Gary-Alerding Settlement HouseFacility Directors and the Years During Their ServiceReverend John Baptiste DeVilleReverend John...

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