Gary, Industrial city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
Located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, Gary extends across 25 miles southeast of Chicago with five miles of public beaches.
The United States Steel Corporation established Gary as a company town in 1906, naming it after their founding chairman Elbert Henry Gary.
Gary made history in 1967 by electing Richard Hatcher, becoming one of the first cities in the United States with an African American mayor.
The Gary Public Transportation Corporation and South Shore Line railway provide regular connections between residential areas and Chicago metropolitan region.
The Gary Works steel mill complex stands as North America's largest steel manufacturing facility, stretching across the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Location: Lake County
Inception: 1906
Elevation above the sea: 180 m
Website: https://gary.gov
GPS coordinates: 41.58083,-87.34556
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:45
City Methodist Church
2.3 km
Marktown
2.1 km
Emerson High School
2.6 km
Wilbur Wynant House
2.2 km
Marquette Park
8.3 km
Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium
8.6 km
Knights of Columbus Building
2.3 km
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
1.9 km
Indiana Botanic Gardens
5.1 km
Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts
2.5 km
American Sheet and Tin Mill Apartment Building
2.5 km
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District
2.1 km
Barney Sablotney House
5.3 km
Gary City Center Historic District
2.3 km
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District
2.5 km
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium
2.1 km
Combs Addition Historic District
3.2 km
Horace Mann Historic District
2.6 km
Gary Land Company Building
2.8 km
Jefferson Street Historic District
3.2 km
Monroe Terrace Historic District
2.7 km
Polk Street Terraces Historic District
2.6 km
Van Buren Terrace Historic District
2.7 km
Lincoln Street Historic District
2.2 km
Eskilson Historic District
2.8 km
Hobart Carnegie Library
8.7 km
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library
829 m
Jackson-Monroe Terraces Historic District
2.5 kmReviews
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