Gleason Park

Gleason Park is a park in , , . Gleason Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jefferson Street Historic District and Michael Jackson Childhood Home.

Historic site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a national historic district located at . The district encompasses 81 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary.

Museum
Photo: Abi Skipp, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as the Jackson Family Home, is a historic house located at 2300 Jackson Street in , , where American music artist Michael Jackson lived during his childhood, as well as his siblings and parents, members of the famous Jackson family.

Commercial area
is an enclosed in . Built in 1955, it includes vacant anchors last occupied by and US Factory Outlets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glen Park and Midtown.

Quarter
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, also sometimes called University Park, is the most populous neighborhood in . It is situated on the city's far south side, south of the and Borman Expressway.

Quarter
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, also called Central, is a neighborhood in central . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a national historic district located at . The district is characterized by spacious lots and tree-shaded curving streets. is situated 1½ miles south of Gleason Park.

Gleason Park

Latitude
41.55946° or 41° 33′ 34″ north
Longitude
-87.34385° or 87° 20′ 38″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Operator
Gary
Open location code
86HJHM54+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 444234847
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4920735
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