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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Gary's Central Business Community

Gary's Central Business Community

Millender, Dharathula H.

Hardcover

Regional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531614825
ISBN13: 9781531614829
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Dec 9 2003
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
America's famous steel mill town, Gary, Indiana, was created by U.S. Steel Corporation in 1906. The city quickly developed as a diverse labor pool was drawn to the area by the promise of steady work and greater opportunities. This diversity created distinct neighborhoods and cultural centers, but also brought about a conspicuously segregated Gary. Wealthy steel mill executives plotted the north side of Gary, while newly arriving laborers were relegated to an area south of Ninth Avenue known as the Patch. Soon, however, African-American leaders organized the Central District, a city within a city for themselves with desirable housing, good schools, and active clubs and community organizations.

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