My understanding of the Gary Mayoral Election of 1967 Stay Little and Be White

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Welcome to my newest series — Gary, Indiana: Murders and Mysteries. I love a good murder story. That may sound crazy to some. However, I indulge in these sorts of stories on a near-daily basis. It fascinates me that we live in a strange world with many unanswered questions and…

It is a known fact amongst history aficionados that before Gary Works was constructed, Armour’s Chicago Union Stock Yards (USY) threatened to move to its current location first. This occurred nearly a decade before Gary Works was announced. …

Continued from PART ONE: “Finally, in February of 1964, East Chicago purchased a tract of land called “the strip” for $230,000. It stretched from Elm Street and Lincoln Street on the north side of Guthrie. PRR reluctantly let go of the property as a result of condemnation proceedings.” Puzzle Pieces On February…

CAUSE AND EFFECT In the early 60s, East Chicago was showing early signs of contraction. Public school enrollment was up only by 70 pupils. While not enough to panic, it made the papers. In subsequent years, registration had been up into the hundreds. Now a sharp decline threatened the school system. Extreme lag…

In July 1993, WBBM-TV (Channel 2) began broadcasting out of Gary. Headquartered at the Adam Benjamin Metro Center, WBBM was and still is a CBS subsidiary. WBBM’s Gary bureau — better known as the Northwest Indiana bureau — was the first Chicago station to have a bureau in the Region…

The Ambridge-Mann Pavillion, located at 2822 W. 4th Avenue, has been around for nearly 70 years. Along the way, it has been many things to many people. …

I planned to write a Gary-themed conspiracy theory story on my blog last year. Military equipment was going to be a topic. I posted the first portion of this in my group. Yet, I decided to expand upon the post since I’m in a writing mood tonight. In the 1970s…