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baseball stadium was built in another effort to stimulate development. Built on what was once a fairly blighted section of housing, its construction was highly controversial. However, it has proven somewhat successful drawing fans from surrounding communities. In
September 2009, the one-millionth fan
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Gary City Hall and Lake County
Superior Courthouse are located at the north end of Downtown Gary. The two domed structures stand across Broadway from each other along 4th Avenue. Further south along Broadway are the Indiana Department of Social Services building and the Gary Housing Authority
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Downtown neighborhood suffers from extensive vacant lots and abandoned buildings. As of 2000, Downtown Gary had a population of 8,042. About 38% of the housing stock is owner-occupied. However, there were 44 new housing units built between 5th and 6th Avenue east of Broadway.
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Broadway and Washington Street is now vacant. There is some new development along 5th Avenue. A large area of the downtown neighborhood (including City Methodist) was devastated by fire on October 12, 1997. The
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Broadway and 5th Avenue. It formerly hosted professional basketball, but now hosts only events and concerts. In 2001 the
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and acts as a multimodal hub. Public transportation is provided by the buses of the Gary Public
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combine to form what is known as
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offices. Along 5th Avenue are the
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neighborhoods to the east and south by an industrial corridor.
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509:"Gary shows signs of hope, revival"
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246:United States Steel Corporation
857:Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana
753:Lake Ridge Schools Corporation
507:Steinberg, Neil (2009-09-13).
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728:West Side Leadership Academy
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836:Adam Benjamin Metro Center
738:Lincoln Achievement Center
470:"Blaze Hits Downtown Gary"
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318:Genesis Convention Center
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661:Glen Park
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480:24 April
203:ZIP code
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656:Emerson
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