Why is Gary, Indiana, so abandoned?

Flickr/Lotzman Katzman Gary, Indiana, is a pretty scary place. NBC News recently profiled the depressed city near Chicago for its Poverty In America series, reporting that about 6,500 of the 7,000 properties the city owns are abandoned, and Gary officials are thinking about auctioning the buildings off for $1 because the city doesn't have the money to demolish them. read more

Gary has never recovered from this loss of economic power, and THIS is why Gary is abandoned. No jobs mean no people to take care of property or provide the proper amount of taxes to take care of the city. read more

Gary, Indiana, ghost town - (c) Forbidden Places - Sylvain Margaine - 12 Gary, Indiana, ghost town - (c) Forbidden Places - Sylvain Margaine - 13 Note: this page shows only some older, abandoned buildings downtown Gary. read more