Gary metropolitan area

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The Gary metropolitan area is an urban region in northwest Indiana centered on the city of Gary, historically known for its steel industry and proximity to Chicago.

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Gary metropolitan area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
urban area
adjacentTo Illinois
borderedBy Lake Michigan
climate humid continental climate
closeTo Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
contains Gary/Chicago International Airport
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicHistory steel production
economicSector logistics
manufacturing
transportation
hasCentralCity Gary, Indiana
hasPortActivity Great Lakes shipping
historicalDevelopment grew with U.S. Steel operations in Gary
historicallyKnownFor steel industry
industrialCharacter heavily industrialized
lakeEffect subject to lake-effect snow from Lake Michigan
liesOn southern shore of Lake Michigan
locatedIn Indiana
Midwestern United States
Northwest Indiana
namedAfter Gary, Indiana
partOf Chicago metropolitan area
Great Lakes region
proximityToMajorCity near Chicago central business district
railService South Shore Line
state Indiana
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportationLink Interstate 80
Interstate 90
Interstate 94
U.S. Route 12 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
urbanType post-industrial urban region

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Genesis Convention Center serves Gary metropolitan area