Emerson
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Quarter with 3,360 residents
- Description: human settlement in Gary, Indiana, United States of America
- Also known as: “Downtown East”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emerson High School and U.S. Steel Yard.
Emerson High School
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Emerson High School was a public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation, located in a historic facility in Gary, Indiana, United States. In 1981, Emerson closed as a high school.
U.S. Steel Yard
Stadium
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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.
Gary Land Company Building
Museum
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof.
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
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.
Pulaski
Quarter
Pulaski is a neighborhood in eastern Gary, Indiana. It is roughly triangular in shape, bounded on the south by the Borman Expressway, on the west by Maryland Street, and on the northeast by the Norfolk Southern railway.
Emerson
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Calumet Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.59984° or 41° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.32707° or 87° 19′ 38″ westPopulation
3,360Inception
1906Named after
Ralph Waldo EmersonOpen location code
86HJHMXF+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4405244595OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q14688346
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Emerson” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Emerson”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Midtown and Horace Mann Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saints Monica and Luke Church and Centennial United Methodist Church.
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