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A brief history of one of the most fascinating cities in the United States, Gary, Indiana.

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Resources:

"The 50 most miserable cities in America, based on Census data" https://www.businessinsider.com/most-miserable-cities-in-the-united-states-based-on-data-2019-9

"The Failure Of Industrial City Planning: Gary, Indiana, 1906–1910" by Raymond A. Mohl & Neil Betten, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01944367208977611

"“The Very Model of Modern Urban Decay”: Outsiders’ Narratives of Industry and Urban Decline in Gary, Indiana" by S. Paul O'Hara https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0096144210391613

"Lost Gary, Indiana" by Jerry Davich, https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Gary-Indiana-Jerry-Davich/dp/1626196044/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=gary+indiana&qid=1632498753&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sr=1-4

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