Midtown

Midtown, 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 and north of along Broadway, Gary's principal thoroughfare.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Louis J. Bailey Branch Library and Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy.

Public building
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The is a historic Carnegie library building located at . It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.

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, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt High School and often referred to as Gary Roosevelt, was a charter school located in the Midtown neighborhood of , United States.

Theater building
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The is a 1925 , now closed, located at 791 Broadway in , in the city's neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pulaski and Downtown West.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in eastern . 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.

Quarter
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, is a neighborhood in north-central . Emerson and combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation.

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is a city in , . 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".

Midtown

Latitude
41.58092° or 41° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
-87.34054° or 87° 20′ 26″ west
Population
12,100
Open location code
86HJHMJ5+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4405245634
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q6843068
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Midtown” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Midtown”
  • French: “Midtown”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Small Farms and Emerson.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Campbell Friendship House Community Center and Washington Street Church of God.

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