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Revision as of 10:16, 17 June 2022
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium was a historic public facility in Gary, Indiana.[1] The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the United States Steel Corporation and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth. It was dedicated to residents who died fighting in World War I. It was closed in 1972 and the interior was destroyed during a fire in 1997. The building was demolished in 2020.[2][3][4]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Indiana
References
- ^ "Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353". National Register of Historic Places. United States Government. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway". Associated Press. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Carlson, Carole (August 26, 2020). "Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
- Gary Memorial Auditorium, Discover Indiana: Gary Public Library.
