Buffington Park
Buffington Park is a park in Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana. Buffington Park is situated nearby to the quarter Emerson, as well as near Downtown West.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include U.S. Steel Yard and Palace Theater.
U.S. Steel Yard
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
U.S. Steel Yard is an open-air baseball stadium located in Gary, Indiana, next to I-90 in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It is home to the Gary SouthShore RailCats, a professional baseball team and member of the American Association.
Palace Theater
Theater building
Photo: Kevin Miller, CC BY 2.0.
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.
City Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Takingactioningary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana, United States. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975, after just over 50 years of use.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gary and Emerson.
Gary
Photo: Marc Tarlock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the legendary pop star Michael Jackson. Founded in 1906 as a company town for U.S. Steel, it thrived in the 1950s and early 60s and earned the nickname "The Magic City".
Emerson
Quarter
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Downtown West
Quarter
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown West, 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.
Buffington Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.59934° or 41° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.3334° or 87° 20′ 0″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Operator
GaryOpen location code
86HJHMX8+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 202714998OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4918516
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