Editing Gary, Indiana (section)

===Post-World War II===
[[File:U.S. STEEL PLANT - NARA - 547097 (retouched).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Steel]]'s [[Gary Works]] in 1973]]
Gary's fortunes have risen and fallen with those of the steel industry. The growth of the steel industry brought prosperity to the community. Broadway was known as a commercial center for the region. Department stores and architecturally significant movie houses were built in the downtown and [[Glen Park (Gary)|Glen Park]] neighborhoods.

Gary entered a period of decline in the 1960s, like many other American urban centers reliant on one particular industry. Gary's decline was brought on by [[Steel crisis|reduced employment in the steel industry overall]], which caused U.S. Steel to lay off many workers from the Gary area. The U.S. Steel Gary Works employed over 30,000 in 1970, declined to just 6,000 by 1990, and declined to 5,100 by August 2015. Attempts to shore up the city's economy with major construction projects, such as a [[Holiday Inn]] hotel and the [[Genesis Convention Center]], failed to reverse the decline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/06/08/the-abandoned-sheraton-hotel-of-gary-indiana/|title=The Sheraton Hotel of Gary, Indiana|date=June 8, 2013|publisher=Sometimes Interesting}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2015/02/how-gary-indiana-got-serious-about-tackling-blight/386159/|title=How Gary, Indiana, Got Serious About Tackling Blight|author=Chris Bentley|date=February 26, 2015|publisher=City Lab}}</ref>