Until earlier today I only knew two things about Gary, Indiana - its name, and that it was in Indiana - and that only came from THE MUSIC MAN. I watched an episode of a series about life after Humanity, and Gary was used as an example of what happens to an unlived -in city after 30 years.
It seems that Gary was a company town for US Steel and and when that declined so did the city. The population dropped from 200,000 (less than 1/2 the population of the city area I live in) to below 80,000. As it did, houses and other places were just left abandoned. This article shows some of them.
#depopulation #ghosttownphotography
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2173761/Tragic-portrait-city-decline-The-desolate-ruins-Gary-Indiana-reveal-decaying-heart-Americas-proud-industrial-centre.html
and yet:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gary.in.us/visiting/