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History of Gary, Indiana:
The City Was Founded In 1906 By The United States Steel Corporation As The Home For Its New Plant. The City Was Named After The Chairman Of U.S. Steel, Elbert H. Gary.
A Home On Gary's West Side (18-May-2004, John Delano)Among Cities Of 100,000 Or More, Gary Has The Highest Percentage Of Black Residents Of Any U.S. City (as Of The Census 2000). Gary Had One Of The Nation's First Black Mayors, Richard G. Hatcher.
Gary's Fortunes Have Risen And Fallen With Those Of The Steel Industry. In The 1960s, Gary Entered A Downward Spiral Of Decline Brought On By Layoffs At The Steel Plants. Contrary To Popular Belief, The Losses Of Jobs In Steel Are More Due To Improved Technology Than To Imports. Steel Production Peaked At US Steel's Gary Works In The Early 1990s, It Just Took Fewer People To Produce That Steel. As Unemployment Increased, So Did Crime, Taxes, And Property Abandonment.
Gary's Downtown Is Virtually Empty. Vacant Stores Have Murals Painted On Their Windows Depicting What They Once Sold. "Painted On The Shuttered Palace Theater Is A Scene From Some Elegant Memory: A Ticket Seller In A Bow Tie And A Crowd Of Customers, Some In Slinky Gowns, Milling In A Lobby." (New York Times, November 30, 2003)
An Unoccupied Apartment Bulding Near Downtown Gary (19-FEB-2004, John Delano)Before His Legal Troubles, Michael Jackson Promised To Build A Performing Arts Center For Gary. It Is Now Doubtful That This Will Ever Come To Pass.
Gary Has Been In The News In Connection With Politicking Over The Construction Of A New Airport For Chicago. Because The Gary Airport Is Closer To Downtown Chicago Than The Other Proposed Site For A Third Chicago Airport At Peotone, Illinois, Some Have Argued That Building A New Airport At Peotone Is Not Necessary, And That Money Would Be Better Spent On Improving The Gary Airport. This Plan Is Backed By The Mayors Of Gary And Chicago, While The Illinois State Government Is In Favor Of Construction At Peotone. Tax Revenues From A New Airport At Peotone Would Go To The Illinois State Government, While Those From An Expanded Gary Airport Would Go To A Regional Airport Authority, And Thus To The Cities Of Chicago And Gary. Most Agree That An Airport In Gary Would Be The Best Solution, Not Only Because Of Its Proximity To Downtown Chicago, But Also For The Fact That Millions Of Acres Of Farmland Are Being Seized For The Peotone Airport That May Or May Not Even Be Built.
Gary, Indiana Is Also The Subject Of A Song In The Musical The Music Man.
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