Gary, Indiana

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city

Gary, Indiana is an industrial city in the Chicago metropolitan area historically known for its steel mills and as the birthplace of Michael Jackson and the Jackson family.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
adjacentTo	East Chicago, Indiana → Hammond, Indiana → Lake Michigan → Merrillville, Indiana →
areaCode	219 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	Lake County, Indiana →
demographicPattern	majority African American population in late 20th century →
facingIssue	deindustrialization → population decline → urban blight →
foundedBy	United States Steel Corporation →
foundingDate	1906 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasAirport	Gary/Chicago International Airport →
hasEducationalInstitution	Indiana University Northwest → Ivy Tech Community College Northwest →
hasLandmark	Gary City Hall → Gary/Chicago International Airport → Genesis Convention Center → Jackson family home → Marquette Park → U.S. Steel Gary Works →
hasNotableResident	Janet Jackson → Michael Jackson → The Jackson 5 →
hasSportsTeam	Gary SouthShore RailCats →
hasSportsVenue	U.S. Steel Yard →
historicallyKnownFor	steel industry → steel mills →
incorporationDate	1906 →
knownFor	birthplace of Michael Jackson → birthplace of the Jackson family →
locatedIn	Chicago metropolitan area → Great Lakes region → Midwestern United States →
locatedOn	southern shore of Lake Michigan →
majorEmployerHistorically	U.S. Steel Gary Works →
namedAfter	Elbert Henry Gary →
partOf	Rust Belt →
populationTrend	declining since mid-20th century →
postalCodePrefix	464 →
primaryIndustryHistorically	steel production →
servedBy	South Shore Line →
state	Indiana →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
transportationLink	Indiana Toll Road → Interstate 80 → Interstate 94 →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frank Borman ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Freddie Gibbs ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Janet Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Jermaine Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Joseph Stiglitz ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → La Toya Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Marlon Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Michael Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Rebbie Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") → Tito Jackson ("Gary, Indiana, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Gary City Hall → Gary Works → Gary/Chicago International Airport → Jackson family home → Marquette Park → U.S. Steel Gary Works complex → U.S. Steel Yard →	locatedIn
Gary, Indiana ("Hammond, Indiana") → Merrillville, Indiana → U.S. Steel Gary Works complex ("City of Gary") →	adjacentTo
Gary SouthShore RailCats → Jackson family →	basedIn
Gary Works → U.S. Steel Yard →	cityServed
Genesis Convention Center → National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 →	location
Interstate 80 → Water Level Route →	passesThrough
Interstate 94 → South Shore Line →	servesCity
Gary SouthShore RailCats ("GARY") →	abbreviation
East Chicago, Indiana →	borderedBy
Lake Michigan →	cityOnShore
South Shore Line →	connects
Lake County, Indiana →	contains
Chicago metropolitan area →	containsCity
Marquette Park ("City of Gary") →	governingBody
Gary City Hall ("City of Gary, Indiana") →	governs
Gary SouthShore RailCats →	hasFanBaseIn
Lake County, Indiana →	hasMajorIndustryCenter
Gary City Hall →	hasMunicipality
Calumet Region →	hasPart
Freddie Gibbs ("Gary, Indiana, United States") →	hometown
National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 ("City of Gary, Indiana") →	hostedBy
Manufacturing Belt →	includesCity
Merrillville, Indiana →	nearestLargeCity
Genesis Convention Center ("City of Gary") →	operator
The Jackson 5 →	origin
Genesis Convention Center ("City of Gary") →	ownedBy
Gary/Chicago International Airport ("City of Gary") →	owner
Gary/Chicago International Airport →	serves
Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English →	spokenInCity
Interstate 65 →	terminusNorth
Diocese of Northern Indiana →	territoryIncludes