2.  History
 City make-up
 Gary Fun Facts
 Conclusion
 “A-Ha” Moments
 Bibliography

3.  Gary, Indiana is located in the southeastern
portion of the Chicago Metropolitan area,
and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago
 In the 2000 census, the city was the 5th
largest in the state of Indiana
 Gary was once the 2nd largest city in the
state behind Indianapolis
 Gary was also found the 2nd most liberal city
in the United States behind Detroit,
Michigan

4.  Gary, Indiana was founded in 1906 by the
United States Steel Corporation
 The city was named after the lawyer and
founding chairman Elbert H. Gary
 According to the 2000 census, Gary has the
highest percentage of African-Americans
among the US cities with a population of
100,000 or more
 Gary had one of the first African-American
mayors, Richard G. Hatcher

5.  What company founded Gary, Indiana?
 United States Steel Corporation
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6.  Gary consists of 14 different
sections/neighborhoods:
Aetna, Ambridge, Black
Oak, Brunswick, Concord, Glen Park, Glen
Ryan, Ivanhoe, Marshalltown, Midtown, Mill
er Beach, Tarrytown, Tolleston, and
Westbrook
 Midtown was originally the “black”
neighborhood in the pre-1960’s days of
segregation
 The section of town where I am from is
Glen Park

7.  Glen Park is located
on Gary's south side.
Glen Park is divided
from the remainder of
the city by the Borman
Expressway. The
northern portion of
Glen Park is home to
Gary's Gleason Park
Golf Course and the
campus of Indiana
University Northwest.
 I graduated from
Emerson High School.

8.  How many different
sections/
neighborhoods does
Gary consist of?
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9.  Meredith Willson's 1957  http://www.youtube.c
Broadway musical The om/watch?v=0ILt3wNT
Music Man featured Z7Q
the
song, Gary, Indiana, d
escribing Gary
Conservatory as the
alleged alma mater of
lead character
Professor Harold Hill
("Gary Music
Conservatory, Class of
'05!"). The joke in Hill's
claim, of course, is that
the City of Gary wasn't
founded until 1906.

10.  In 2009, scenes for the
remake of A
Nightmare On Elm
Street were filmed in
Gary
 Michael Jackson was
born and live here on
2300 Jackson St.
 The Jackson 5 also
made a song titled
2300 Jackson St.

11.  Where did Michael Jackson live?
 2300 Jackson St.
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12.  Gary, Indiana is a wonderful place to live
despite its decline in economic standing
after the United States Steel Corporation
moved its business overseas.
 Many interesting people and events
have happened here or were about
here.
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13.  Jermaine and Randy Jackson both have
children by the same woman: Alejandra
Oaziaza.
 The sand beneath Gary, and on its
beaches, is of such high quality that in
years past it was mined for the
manufacture of glass.
 Joseph and Katherine Jackson bought
their house in Gary for only $800.
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14.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_family
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary,_Indiana
#Primary_and_secondary_schools
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