Parked Cars Along Park Street in Marktown, Indiana

Park Street in Marktown, East Chicago, Indiana, a historic early twentieth-century planned residential community surrounded by bare trees and industrial infrastructure.
Park Street in Marktown, East Chicago, Indiana, a historic early twentieth-century planned residential community surrounded by bare trees and industrial infrastructure.

Park Street in Marktown, East Chicago, Indiana, runs through the historic company town developed in the early 20th century by industrialist Clayton Mark for workers at his steel pipe manufacturing business. Marktown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its planned residential layout of compact houses, narrow streets, and shared open spaces. The neighborhood sits within the heavy industrial landscape of Indiana Harbor, between major steelmaking facilities and the BP Whiting Refinery.

Taken December 2023

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