Gary, Indiana: City of the Century | Abandoned America Podcast

Season 2, Episode 9
Premiere: February 22, 2023
Photo Gallery: Gary, Indiana
Intro/Outro Music: "Odyssey" by Rival Consoles
Additional Music: "Reverie" and "Hiraeth" by Scott Buckley, "Lost Ambient Lofi" and "Sad and Melancholic Lofi" by Lesfm
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The city of Gary, Indiana was once a thriving metropolis, but now it's a city of ruins. In this episode we'll discuss Gary's founding as a steel town, its economic collapse, and what still remains - including the abandoned City Methodist Church, the Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium, and the Palace Theatre. How did a city go from being called the "City of the Century" to having roughly a third of its buildings vacant, and what is it like going there today?