Reference Location: Gary, Indiana 41.595556,-87.345278
Area: 3.9 mile - 6.3 km radius.
#1
Gary, Indiana
Settlement
Population: 80,294
Founded: July 14, 1906
Updated: 2020-05-14
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 mi from downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. The city is known for its large steel mills and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group.
Distance: 0.0 mi. (0.0 km)
Gary, Indiana
Settlement
Population: 80,294
Founded: July 14, 1906
Updated: 2020-05-14
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 mi from downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan. Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. The city is known for its large steel mills and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group.
Distance: 0.0 mi. (0.0 km)
#2
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
School
Updated: 2020-03-16
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is a 13-year charter school in Gary, Indiana. The academy is named after Sister Thea Bowman, an African-American, Roman Catholic nun, teacher, and scholar, of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. The school is authorized by Ball State University, was established by the Drexel Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc., and is managed by American Quality Schools, Inc.
Distance: 0.3 mi. (0.5 km)
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
School
Updated: 2020-03-16
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is a 13-year charter school in Gary, Indiana. The academy is named after Sister Thea Bowman, an African-American, Roman Catholic nun, teacher, and scholar, of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. The school is authorized by Ball State University, was established by the Drexel Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc., and is managed by American Quality Schools, Inc.
Distance: 0.3 mi. (0.5 km)
#3
Cathedral of the Holy Angels Gary, Indiana
Church
Founded: September 1906 (parish)
Updated: 2020-02-14
The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary, and the home of Holy Angels Parish.
Distance: 0.3 mi. (0.5 km)
Cathedral of the Holy Angels Gary, Indiana
Church
Founded: September 1906 (parish)
Updated: 2020-02-14
The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary, and the home of Holy Angels Parish.
Distance: 0.3 mi. (0.5 km)
#4
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses four contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.6 km)
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses four contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.6 km)
#5
Wilbur Wynant House
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2020-04-28
The Wilbur Wynant House was a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Gary, Indiana, United States. During the end of the house's lifespan it was in poor condition in the mid 2000s it was purchased by a man who planned to restore it, but it was destroyed by fire on January 9, 2006.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
Wilbur Wynant House
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2020-04-28
The Wilbur Wynant House was a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Gary, Indiana, United States. During the end of the house's lifespan it was in poor condition in the mid 2000s it was purchased by a man who planned to restore it, but it was destroyed by fire on January 9, 2006.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
#6
Palace Theater Gary, Indiana
Theatre
Updated: 2019-02-02
The Palace Theater is a 1925 movie theater, now closed, located at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
Palace Theater Gary, Indiana
Theatre
Updated: 2019-02-02
The Palace Theater is a 1925 movie theater, now closed, located at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.
Distance: 0.4 mi. (0.7 km)
#7
City Methodist Church Gary, Indiana
Church
Founded: 1925
Updated: 2019-11-04
The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975 after a relatively brief life of just over 50 years.
Distance: 0.5 mi. (0.8 km)
City Methodist Church Gary, Indiana
Church
Founded: 1925
Updated: 2019-11-04
The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975 after a relatively brief life of just over 50 years.
Distance: 0.5 mi. (0.8 km)
#8
American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2019-05-17
The American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building, one of the Edison Concept Houses, is a historic building at 633 West 4th Avenue in Gary, Indiana. The building was designed by D. F. Creighton and built in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 2009. It was built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2019-05-17
The American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building, one of the Edison Concept Houses, is a historic building at 633 West 4th Avenue in Gary, Indiana. The building was designed by D. F. Creighton and built in 1910. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 2009. It was built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
#9
Gary City Center Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Gary City Center Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 60 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in Downtown Gary. It developed between about 1906 and 1944 includes notable examples of Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the City Hall and Superior Courthouse, the second Gary Land Company Building, Olympic Hotel, the Modern Apartments, Dalton Apartments, Gary State Bank Building, Hotel Gary, City Methodist Church, YWCA Building, and former USA Post Office Building.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
Gary City Center Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Gary City Center Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 60 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in Downtown Gary. It developed between about 1906 and 1944 includes notable examples of Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the City Hall and Superior Courthouse, the second Gary Land Company Building, Olympic Hotel, the Modern Apartments, Dalton Apartments, Gary State Bank Building, Hotel Gary, City Methodist Church, YWCA Building, and former USA Post Office Building.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
#10
JacksonMonroe Terraces Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2017-04-07
JacksonMonroe Terraces Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
JacksonMonroe Terraces Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2017-04-07
JacksonMonroe Terraces Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
#11
Lincoln Street Historic District Gary, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Lincoln Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 239 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1910 and 1950, and many reflect the American Small House Movement. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
Lincoln Street Historic District Gary, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Lincoln Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 239 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1910 and 1950, and many reflect the American Small House Movement. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (0.9 km)
#12
Genesis Convention Center
Venue
Updated: 2020-02-29
The Genesis Convention Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Gary Splash of the Independent Basketball Association. It was formerly home to the Gary Steelheads basketball team. It has also held the Miss USA pageant twice, in 2001 and 2002.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
Genesis Convention Center
Venue
Updated: 2020-02-29
The Genesis Convention Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Gary Splash of the Independent Basketball Association. It was formerly home to the Gary Steelheads basketball team. It has also held the Miss USA pageant twice, in 2001 and 2002.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
#13
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2018-04-02
The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It has a slate gable roof and projecting entrance block with Corinthian order pilasters. The building was constructed with a 25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Beginning in 1919, it housed the Gary International Institute in the building's basement. The branch closed about 1963.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2018-04-02
The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It has a slate gable roof and projecting entrance block with Corinthian order pilasters. The building was constructed with a 25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Beginning in 1919, it housed the Gary International Institute in the building's basement. The branch closed about 1963.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
#14
Van Buren Terrace Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Van Buren Terrace Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
Van Buren Terrace Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Van Buren Terrace Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.6 mi. (1.0 km)
#15
Downtown Gary
Settlement
Population: 8,042
Updated: 2019-10-01
Downtown Gary is split by Broadway into two separate neighborhoods in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation. It is located east of Grant Street, south of the Grand Calumet River, north of 9th Avenue and west of Interstate 65. Downtown West borders Ambridge Mann to the west and Midtown to the south, but it is separated from the Aetna and Pulaski neighborhoods to the east and south by an industrial corridor.
Distance: 0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
Downtown Gary
Settlement
Population: 8,042
Updated: 2019-10-01
Downtown Gary is split by Broadway into two separate neighborhoods in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation. It is located east of Grant Street, south of the Grand Calumet River, north of 9th Avenue and west of Interstate 65. Downtown West borders Ambridge Mann to the west and Midtown to the south, but it is separated from the Aetna and Pulaski neighborhoods to the east and south by an industrial corridor.
Distance: 0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
#16
Monroe Terrace Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Monroe Terrace Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
Monroe Terrace Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Monroe Terrace Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet Tin Plate Co. They were built starting in 1910 and are examples of the Edison Concept Houses that were designed, patented, and promoted by inventor Thomas Edison. The houses reflect Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements.
Distance: 0.7 mi. (1.1 km)
#17
Union Station Gary, Indiana
Station
Updated: 2020-02-23
Union Station in Gary, Indiana was built in 1910, just four years after the city was founded. The station is located between the elevated lines of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Built in a Beaux-Arts style utilizing the new cast-in-place concrete methods in which, after pouring, the concrete was scored to resemble stone.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
Union Station Gary, Indiana
Station
Updated: 2020-02-23
Union Station in Gary, Indiana was built in 1910, just four years after the city was founded. The station is located between the elevated lines of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Built in a Beaux-Arts style utilizing the new cast-in-place concrete methods in which, after pouring, the concrete was scored to resemble stone.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
#18
Ambridge Mann
Settlement
Population: 6,236
Updated: 2019-09-30
Ambridge Mann, sometimes called Ambridge-Horace Mann or Horace Mann-Ambridge, is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana. It is bounded by the Grand Calumet River on the north, by Grant Street on the east, by Chase Street on the west, and by the Norfolk Southern railroad on the south. Adjacent areas include an industrial district to the north, Downtown West to the east, Tolleston to the south, and Brunswick to the west. As of 2000, Ambridge Mann had a population of 6,236, which was 96.3 African-American. Located just south of Interstate 90, the neighborhood can be seen while passing Buchanan Street.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
Ambridge Mann
Settlement
Population: 6,236
Updated: 2019-09-30
Ambridge Mann, sometimes called Ambridge-Horace Mann or Horace Mann-Ambridge, is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana. It is bounded by the Grand Calumet River on the north, by Grant Street on the east, by Chase Street on the west, and by the Norfolk Southern railroad on the south. Adjacent areas include an industrial district to the north, Downtown West to the east, Tolleston to the south, and Brunswick to the west. As of 2000, Ambridge Mann had a population of 6,236, which was 96.3 African-American. Located just south of Interstate 90, the neighborhood can be seen while passing Buchanan Street.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
#19
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were built between 1922 and 1928, and consist of a dense group of brick apartment blocks mostly four stories tall. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Commercial style architecture.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were built between 1922 and 1928, and consist of a dense group of brick apartment blocks mostly four stories tall. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Commercial style architecture.
Distance: 0.8 mi. (1.3 km)
#20
Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana
Settlement
Population: 104,258
Elevation: 184 m
Updated: 2020-04-09
Calumet Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 104,258 and it contained 49,554 housing units.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana
Settlement
Population: 104,258
Elevation: 184 m
Updated: 2020-04-09
Calumet Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 104,258 and it contained 49,554 housing units.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
#21
Emerson Gary
Settlement
Population: 3,358
Updated: 2019-10-02
Emerson, also called Downtown East, is a neighborhood in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation. Emerson is located east of Broadway, south of the Grand Calumet River, north of Ninth Avenue and west of Interstate 65. As of 2000, it had a population of 3,358. Emerson borders directly on Downtown West to the west but is separated from the Aetna and Pulaski neighborhoods to the east and south by an industrial corridor.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
Emerson Gary
Settlement
Population: 3,358
Updated: 2019-10-02
Emerson, also called Downtown East, is a neighborhood in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation. Emerson is located east of Broadway, south of the Grand Calumet River, north of Ninth Avenue and west of Interstate 65. As of 2000, it had a population of 3,358. Emerson borders directly on Downtown West to the west but is separated from the Aetna and Pulaski neighborhoods to the east and south by an industrial corridor.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
#22
Gary Land Company Building
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Gary Land Company Building, also known as Garys First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1 1/2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. It measures about 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956. It was the first building in Gary, it has functioned as a city hall, post office, school, and business building. The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitors bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
Gary Land Company Building
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Gary Land Company Building, also known as Garys First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1 1/2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. It measures about 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956. It was the first building in Gary, it has functioned as a city hall, post office, school, and business building. The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitors bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.4 km)
#23
Gary Works
Factory
Updated: 2020-04-23
The Gary Works is a major steel mill in Gary, Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan. For many years, the Gary Works was the world's largest steel mill, and it remains the largest integrated mill in North America. It is operated by the United States Steel Corporation.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.5 km)
Gary Works
Factory
Updated: 2020-04-23
The Gary Works is a major steel mill in Gary, Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan. For many years, the Gary Works was the world's largest steel mill, and it remains the largest integrated mill in North America. It is operated by the United States Steel Corporation.
Distance: 0.9 mi. (1.5 km)
#24
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Diocese
Updated: 2020-05-16
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. It was founded on December 17, 1956, by Pope Pius XII. It is one of four suffragan dioceses of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke counties in northwestern Indiana. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary, Indiana.
Distance: 1.0 mi. (1.6 km)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Diocese
Updated: 2020-05-16
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. It was founded on December 17, 1956, by Pope Pius XII. It is one of four suffragan dioceses of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke counties in northwestern Indiana. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary, Indiana.
Distance: 1.0 mi. (1.6 km)
#25
Midtown Gary
Settlement
Population: 12,056
Updated: 2020-02-12
Midtown, also called Central, is a neighborhood in central Gary, Indiana. For many decades it was the only African-American neighborhood in the city. It is located south of Downtown West and north of Glen Park along Broadway, Gary's principal thoroughfare. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Tolleston to the west and Pulaski to the east. As of 2000, Midtown had a population of 12,056.
Distance: 1.3 mi. (2.1 km)
Midtown Gary
Settlement
Population: 12,056
Updated: 2020-02-12
Midtown, also called Central, is a neighborhood in central Gary, Indiana. For many decades it was the only African-American neighborhood in the city. It is located south of Downtown West and north of Glen Park along Broadway, Gary's principal thoroughfare. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Tolleston to the west and Pulaski to the east. As of 2000, Midtown had a population of 12,056.
Distance: 1.3 mi. (2.1 km)
#26
Combs Addition Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Combs Addition Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 99 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were built between 1928 and 1959 and are examples of the American Small House cottage movement with Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival design elements.
Distance: 1.4 mi. (2.2 km)
Combs Addition Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Combs Addition Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 99 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were built between 1928 and 1959 and are examples of the American Small House cottage movement with Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival design elements.
Distance: 1.4 mi. (2.2 km)
#27
Tolleston
Settlement
Population: 14,289
Updated: 2018-11-13
Tolleston is a neighborhood and former town in west-central Gary, Indiana. It is situated south of Ambridge, west of Midtown, east of Westside and north of Black Oak. Tolleston is the site of two large city parks, a historic cemetery, and the oldest church north of the Little Calumet River. The neighborhood's borders are defined by the Norfolk Southern tracks on the north, Grant Street on the east, 25th Avenue on the south, and Clark Road on the west. As of 2000, Tolleston had a population of 14,289, and was 97.5 African-American.
Distance: 1.4 mi. (2.3 km)
Tolleston
Settlement
Population: 14,289
Updated: 2018-11-13
Tolleston is a neighborhood and former town in west-central Gary, Indiana. It is situated south of Ambridge, west of Midtown, east of Westside and north of Black Oak. Tolleston is the site of two large city parks, a historic cemetery, and the oldest church north of the Little Calumet River. The neighborhood's borders are defined by the Norfolk Southern tracks on the north, Grant Street on the east, 25th Avenue on the south, and Clark Road on the west. As of 2000, Tolleston had a population of 14,289, and was 97.5 African-American.
Distance: 1.4 mi. (2.3 km)
#28
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy
School
Updated: 2020-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt High School and often referred to as Gary Roosevelt, is a charter school located in the Midtown neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, United States. The school is managed by EdisonLearning and is divided into a senior and collegiate academy for grades 912 and a junior academy for grades 78. Roosevelt was part of the Gary Community School Corporation until 2012, when the Indiana Department of Education took control of the school due to poor academic performance and contracted with EdisonLearning to operate the school. Under Edison, Roosevelt was reorganized into academies and the school received its current name. Athletic teams at Roosevelt are known as the Panthers and the school colors are black and gold. Roosevelt is part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association as a member of the Northwestern Conference.
Distance: 1.5 mi. (2.4 km)
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy
School
Updated: 2020-05-12
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt High School and often referred to as Gary Roosevelt, is a charter school located in the Midtown neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, United States. The school is managed by EdisonLearning and is divided into a senior and collegiate academy for grades 912 and a junior academy for grades 78. Roosevelt was part of the Gary Community School Corporation until 2012, when the Indiana Department of Education took control of the school due to poor academic performance and contracted with EdisonLearning to operate the school. Under Edison, Roosevelt was reorganized into academies and the school received its current name. Athletic teams at Roosevelt are known as the Panthers and the school colors are black and gold. Roosevelt is part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association as a member of the Northwestern Conference.
Distance: 1.5 mi. (2.4 km)
#29
Pulaski Gary
Settlement
Population: 6,777
Updated: 2018-11-13
Pulaski is a neighborhood in eastern Gary, Indiana. It is roughly triangular in shape, bounded on the south by the Borman Expressway, on the west by Maryland Street, and on the northeast by the Norfolk Southern railway. It is separated by an industrial corridor from Aetna to its east and Emerson to its north it directly adjoins the neighborhoods of Midtown and Glen Park. As of 2000, Pulaski's population was 6,777, which was 96.7 African-American, 1.4 white, and 1.3 of Hispanic ethnicity.
Distance: 1.6 mi. (2.5 km)
Pulaski Gary
Settlement
Population: 6,777
Updated: 2018-11-13
Pulaski is a neighborhood in eastern Gary, Indiana. It is roughly triangular in shape, bounded on the south by the Borman Expressway, on the west by Maryland Street, and on the northeast by the Norfolk Southern railway. It is separated by an industrial corridor from Aetna to its east and Emerson to its north it directly adjoins the neighborhoods of Midtown and Glen Park. As of 2000, Pulaski's population was 6,777, which was 96.7 African-American, 1.4 white, and 1.3 of Hispanic ethnicity.
Distance: 1.6 mi. (2.5 km)
#30
Gary/Chicago Airport station
Station
Updated: 2019-12-27
Gary/Chicago Airport is a South Shore Line commuter station serving the city of Gary, Indiana. The station is located in the city's Brunswick neighborhood. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport, although it does not provide direct access to the airport. NICTD gives the address as being on Clark Road near 2nd Avenue, approximately 1 mi from Airport terminal, but it is actually on the corner of 2nd Place, one block south of its supposed location. Gary International Airport gives the station as being 1.5 mi from the airport terminal.
Distance: 2.6 mi. (4.2 km)
Gary/Chicago Airport station
Station
Updated: 2019-12-27
Gary/Chicago Airport is a South Shore Line commuter station serving the city of Gary, Indiana. The station is located in the city's Brunswick neighborhood. It is one of three NICTD electric train stations in Gary, and serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport, although it does not provide direct access to the airport. NICTD gives the address as being on Clark Road near 2nd Avenue, approximately 1 mi from Airport terminal, but it is actually on the corner of 2nd Place, one block south of its supposed location. Gary International Airport gives the station as being 1.5 mi from the airport terminal.
Distance: 2.6 mi. (4.2 km)
#31
Indiana University Northwest
University
Updated: 2020-05-09
Indiana University Northwest is a public university in Gary, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University and was established in 1963.
Distance: 2.7 mi. (4.4 km)
Indiana University Northwest
University
Updated: 2020-05-09
Indiana University Northwest is a public university in Gary, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University and was established in 1963.
Distance: 2.7 mi. (4.4 km)
#32
Aetna Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,942
Updated: 2020-01-25
Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83 black and 11 white.
Distance: 2.9 mi. (4.7 km)
Aetna Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,942
Updated: 2020-01-25
Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83 black and 11 white.
Distance: 2.9 mi. (4.7 km)
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Glen Park Gary
Settlement
Population: 25,454
Updated: 2017-03-18
Glen Park, also sometimes called University Park, is the most populous neighborhood in Gary, Indiana. It is situated on the citys far south side, south of the Little Calumet River and Borman Expressway. The neighborhood is often divided into Glen Park East and Glen Park West, on the respective sides of Broadway. Within Gary, Glen Park borders on Black Oak to the west and Midtown and Pulaski to the north beyond Gary, it adjoins Hobart, Merrillville, and unincorporated Calumet Township. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 25,454, approximately a quarter of Garys total population. In terms of race, as of 2000 Glen Park was 86 African-American, 9 white, and 5.5 Hispanic.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
Glen Park Gary
Settlement
Population: 25,454
Updated: 2017-03-18
Glen Park, also sometimes called University Park, is the most populous neighborhood in Gary, Indiana. It is situated on the citys far south side, south of the Little Calumet River and Borman Expressway. The neighborhood is often divided into Glen Park East and Glen Park West, on the respective sides of Broadway. Within Gary, Glen Park borders on Black Oak to the west and Midtown and Pulaski to the north beyond Gary, it adjoins Hobart, Merrillville, and unincorporated Calumet Township. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 25,454, approximately a quarter of Garys total population. In terms of race, as of 2000 Glen Park was 86 African-American, 9 white, and 5.5 Hispanic.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
#34
The Village Shopping Center
Shopping Mall
Updated: 2019-10-01
The Village Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by Marshalls and US Factory Outlets.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
The Village Shopping Center
Shopping Mall
Updated: 2019-10-01
The Village Shopping Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by Marshalls and US Factory Outlets.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
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Jefferson Street Historic District Gary, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Jefferson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 81 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1922 and 1945, and many reflect the American Small House Movement. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
Jefferson Street Historic District Gary, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places
Updated: 2016-12-02
Jefferson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 81 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary. They were largely built between 1922 and 1945, and many reflect the American Small House Movement. Architectural styles include examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.8 km)
#36
Brunswick Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,442
Updated: 2019-10-02
Brunswick is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana, just south of Gary Chicago Airport. It borders Hammond and East Chicago to the west, and the Gary neighborhoods of Ambridge Mann to the east and Westside to the south. The borders are defined by the Indiana Toll Road on the north, Chase Street on the east, the Norfolk Southern railway on the south and Cline Avenue on the west. As of 2000, Brunswick had a population of 4,442 people, which was 84.6 African-American and 7.7 white. Like many Gary neighborhoods, Brunswick was a segregated white community until the early 1970s, when massive white flight occurred.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.9 km)
Brunswick Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,442
Updated: 2019-10-02
Brunswick is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana, just south of Gary Chicago Airport. It borders Hammond and East Chicago to the west, and the Gary neighborhoods of Ambridge Mann to the east and Westside to the south. The borders are defined by the Indiana Toll Road on the north, Chase Street on the east, the Norfolk Southern railway on the south and Cline Avenue on the west. As of 2000, Brunswick had a population of 4,442 people, which was 84.6 African-American and 7.7 white. Like many Gary neighborhoods, Brunswick was a segregated white community until the early 1970s, when massive white flight occurred.
Distance: 3.0 mi. (4.9 km)
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Gary Area Career Center
School
Updated: 2020-03-16
The Gary Area Career Center is a career and technical education school governed by the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.1 km)
Gary Area Career Center
School
Updated: 2020-03-16
The Gary Area Career Center is a career and technical education school governed by the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.1 km)
#38
West Side Leadership Academy
School
Updated: 2020-03-08
West Side Leadership Academy is a four-year public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.2 km)
West Side Leadership Academy
School
Updated: 2020-03-08
West Side Leadership Academy is a four-year public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.2 km)
#39
Westside Gary
Settlement
Population: 6,153
Updated: 2019-05-19
Westside is a neighborhood in west-central Gary, Indiana, USA, bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway on the west, the Norfolk Southern railroad on the north, Clark Road on the east and 25th Avenue on the south. It lies directly east of the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond. Within Gary, it adjoins the neighborhoods of Brunswick, Tolleston and Black Oak. In 2000, Westside had a population of 6,153, which was 63.3 African-American and 31.9 white, with 10.1 Hispanic ethnicity.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.2 km)
Westside Gary
Settlement
Population: 6,153
Updated: 2019-05-19
Westside is a neighborhood in west-central Gary, Indiana, USA, bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway on the west, the Norfolk Southern railroad on the north, Clark Road on the east and 25th Avenue on the south. It lies directly east of the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond. Within Gary, it adjoins the neighborhoods of Brunswick, Tolleston and Black Oak. In 2000, Westside had a population of 6,153, which was 63.3 African-American and 31.9 white, with 10.1 Hispanic ethnicity.
Distance: 3.2 mi. (5.2 km)
#40
Black Oak Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,216
Elevation: 182 m
Updated: 2019-09-27
Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7 white. It is Gary's only majority-white neighborhood, and the most recent neighborhood added to the city. Black Oak was annexed in 1976, under the administration of mayor Richard Hatcher. Prior to that, Black Oak had been an unincorporated area informally associated with nearby Hammond, and the area has Hammond telephone numbers.
Distance: 3.4 mi. (5.4 km)
Black Oak Gary
Settlement
Population: 4,216
Elevation: 182 m
Updated: 2019-09-27
Black Oak is a neighborhood located on the far southwest side of Gary, Indiana. As of 2000, Black Oak had a population of 4,216, which was 84.7 white. It is Gary's only majority-white neighborhood, and the most recent neighborhood added to the city. Black Oak was annexed in 1976, under the administration of mayor Richard Hatcher. Prior to that, Black Oak had been an unincorporated area informally associated with nearby Hammond, and the area has Hammond telephone numbers.
Distance: 3.4 mi. (5.4 km)
#41
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Airport
Updated: 2020-05-19
Gary/Chicago International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Gary, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop. It is operated by the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority, the basis for which was formed by the Chicago Gary Airport Compact signed in 1995. Nearby highway connections include I-90, I-80, I-94, I-65 and the Chicago Skyway.
Distance: 3.8 mi. (6.1 km)
Gary/Chicago International Airport
Airport
Updated: 2020-05-19
Gary/Chicago International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Gary, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop. It is operated by the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority, the basis for which was formed by the Chicago Gary Airport Compact signed in 1995. Nearby highway connections include I-90, I-80, I-94, I-65 and the Chicago Skyway.
Distance: 3.8 mi. (6.1 km)
#42
Hammond Circus Train Wreck
Public Transit Accident
Updated: 2020-02-14
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, during the last months of World War I and was one of the worst train wrecks in US history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his train into the rear of another near Hammond, Indiana. The circus train held 400 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus.
Distance: 3.9 mi. (6.3 km)
Hammond Circus Train Wreck
Public Transit Accident
Updated: 2020-02-14
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, during the last months of World War I and was one of the worst train wrecks in US history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his train into the rear of another near Hammond, Indiana. The circus train held 400 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus.
Distance: 3.9 mi. (6.3 km)
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