Lost Gary, Indiana, by Jerry Davich
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A poster child for our nation's urban experimentation a century ago, Gary was forged with hype and hope, dreams and sweat, political agendas and tons of steel. The hardscrabble city attracted all kinds, from shady scoundrels and famous architects to hardworking immigrants and brilliant entrepreneurs. Boasting 180,000 residents at its peak, the booming melting pot eventually faded away under the afflictions of urban decay, racial unrest and political upheaval. Jerry Davich explores the remnants of Gary's glory days, from Union Station in ruins to City Methodist Church stripped of its soul. Revisit the Sheraton Hotel's demise, Emerson High School's hard lessons, Vee-Jay Records' last release and a devastated downtown filled only with façades and fond memories.
Lost Gary, Indiana, by Jerry Davich- Amazon Sales Rank: #599249 in Books
- Brand: Davich, Jerry/ Meyers, Christopher (FRW)
- Published on: 2015-05-18
- Released on: 2015-05-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .31" w x 6.00" l, .65 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
About the Author Jerry Davich was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. Since 2006, he has worked as a metro columnist with the Post-Tribune Newspaper of Northwest Indiana, a Chicago Tribune Media newspaper. He has won more than forty state and national awards from various journalism organizations for his work, including many columns on the Steel City.Christopher Meyers is the former director of planning and development for the City of Gary.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Lost memories found By EMC I lived in Gary for a short time in the late 1960s, and my son was born in Methodist Hospital in 1968. Gary was my first experience with urban living. I was raised in a rural area in the southwest, and came to Gary to marry my husband. It was his hometown and he was extremely proud of it...and of being a "Hunky."I remember shopping in downtown Gary, and walked many of the streets as a U.S.P.S. letter carrier for a short time. I remember driving through neighborhoods with green trees and lawns, lovely well-cared-for homes and friendly people. I fondly recall how my husband loved to visit a neighborhood park on weekends to buy lamb being roasted at a Croatian picnic.Jerry Davich's historical accounting of how Gary became Gary, of the early beginnings, and of the vibrant city it once was, is fascinating yet heartbreaking. I knew Gary was facing a lot of deterioration, but I had no idea of the extent until reading Mr. Davich's book. I also had no idea of the rich cultural heritage that permeated this gritty yet dynamic steel town. I liked how he wrote about different sections of town inhabited by various ethnic groups and how they came to be populated. I only wish I had known more about this history during my short time living in Gary. The sections of the book addressing Gary's various "claims to fame" were fascinating. I had no idea Frank Lloyd Wright left his footprints there.But I am so saddened to read and see how dilapidated this city has become through the years. Mr. Davich discusses white flight, corruption, crime, loss of jobs, racial tensions and loss of hope from a personal perspective that I found both appealing and disheartening. It is depressing to read about how a once booming blue collar town has slipped and fallen into a partially abandoned shell of a city, with rusted and crumbling infrastructure. It's depressing to realize how so many lives, hopes and dreams have been dashed through the years with the collapse and decaying of Gary.I'm glad Mr. Davich wrote this book, and especially liked how he "rediscovered" his old home town and saw it in ways that surprised him. His book serves as a wonderful history of what Gary once was, and hopefully will also provide an impetus to encourage those who hold the power, authority and money to work together to bring back even a little of the life and prosperity that once made Gary a proud working class city. Perhaps heavy industry such as the huge steel mills is a thing of the past for Gary, but perhaps, too, there are other opportunities just waiting for those who are willing to step in and take a chance on the once "Magic Industrial City."
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Who knew? By Amazon Customer I grew up in Gary in the 50s. I didn't realize what a special place it was. I thought that every city had a memorial hall where basketball tournaments and high school graduations tpoker place. Lost Gary gave me a new appreciation for my own childhood. I learned new things about Gary. I also question some of the dates or time frames of Gary's decline.All in all, this is a great book for learning about Gary, and especially about it's architectural history. I mean, who knew that Gary had an architectural history?
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. I really enjoyed the stroll down Gary By Curtis likes I really enjoyed the stroll down Gary, Indiana's ups and downs. Jerry hits on a lot of things that G.I. has to do, post the steel era that was a huge part of jobs, and before white-flight and the like. It is disheartening, but hope still exist throughout it all.
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