Gary City Center Historic District
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include City Methodist Church and Palace Theater.
City Methodist Church
Church
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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.
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.
Genesis Convention Center
Photo: Daniel X. O’Neil, CC BY 2.0.
The Genesis Convention Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in downtown Gary, Indiana, United States. Opened in 1981, it features a 24,472 sq ft arena floor with a 49 ft ceiling and the attached "Indiana Hall," a combined theater/ballroom seating about 1,200.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gary and Downtown West.
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".
Downtown West
Quarter
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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.
Emerson
Quarter
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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.
Gary City Center Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Gary, Indiana
- Category: historic district
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium and Gary Public Library.
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