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7 photographs tagged Gary, 2024.

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South Shore Line commuter train passing U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill complex in Gary, Indiana.
U.S. Steel's Gary Works sits along Lake Michigan's southern shore in Gary, Indiana, and remains one of the largest integrated steel mills in North America. The company built the plant starting in 1906, laying out the city of Gary alongside it to house workers for the new operation. The brick administration building dates to that early construction period and once served as the mill's main office complex. South Shore Line commuter trains, operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, run on the electrified line fronting the plant, connecting Gary to Chicago's Millennium Station. Passenger service on this corridor dates to 1908, making it one of the oldest continuously operated interurban lines in the country.

South Shore Line Commuter Train at Gary Works Administration Building

Genesis Convention Center arena in Gary, Indiana, with empty seating and debris-covered floor.
The Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana, includes an arena floor and tiered seating for sports and events. The facility appears vacant and heavily stripped, with debris scattered across the main floor.

Genesis Convention Center Arena, Gary Indiana

Abandoned stairwell inside Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana.
Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana. The long-vacant arena and convention center has been closed for years and is undergoing deterioration.

Genesis Convention Center Stairwell, Gary, Indiana

Genesis Convention Center scoreboard in Gary, Indiana, hangs above the arena floor.
The scoreboard at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana. The arena opened in 1958 and includes seating for sports and large indoor events.

Genesis Convention Center scoreboard, Gary, Indiana

Centier Bank Building and Genesis Convention Center in downtown Gary, Indiana.
The Centier Bank Building stands at the corner of Broadway and 5th Avenue in downtown Gary, Indiana. Built in 1925 as the Gary National Bank Building, it was among the city's tallest structures for decades and anchored the region's banking business during Gary's steel-boom years. Centier Bank, founded in 1895, later took over the building and placed its name atop the upper floors. The Genesis Convention Center sits just south of it, opened in 1981 as part of a downtown redevelopment plan and still used for concerts, trade shows, and civic events in Gary.

Centier Bank Building Above the Genesis Convention Center in Gary

Miller Station platform in Gary, Indiana with electrified light rail tracks and protective canopy.
Miller Station serves as a stop along an electrified light rail corridor, identifiable by the overhead catenary wires strung along the tracks. The platform is marked for Track 1, a multi-track alignment built to accommodate trains running in both directions. Canopies with structural steel framing shelter waiting passengers along the platform's length, a common design feature on modern light rail systems built for weather protection and rider comfort.

Track 1 at Miller Station in Gary, Indiana

WinStar riverboat casino docked on Indiana Harbor Ship Canal in East Chicago, Indiana.
The WinStar was a riverboat casino vessel built for Ameristar Casino East Chicago, docked along the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal in East Chicago, Indiana. Indiana's 1990s riverboat gaming law required licensed casinos to operate from vessels rather than land-based buildings, prompting construction of purpose-built boats like this one along Lake Michigan's industrial harbors. The Indiana Harbor Ship Canal connects to Lake Michigan and runs past steel mills and other heavy industry that predate the casino by decades.

WinStar Riverboat Casino on the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal

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