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Places of Interest Nearby

Louis J. Bailey Branch Library

Public building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Linear Park.

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. Palace Theater is situated 2,300 feet north of Linear Park.

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. City Methodist Church is situated 3,500 feet north of Linear Park.

Places in the Area

Midtown

Quarter

Photo: Ianmacm, CC BY 3.0.

Midtown, also called Central, is a neighborhood in central Gary, Indiana. 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.

Downtown West

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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.

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".

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