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'''Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium''' was a historic public facility in [[Gary, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table |website=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=United States Government |access-date=17 June 2022|title=Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway |url=https://apnews.com/article/622360f7d37791558915605f730efb89 |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Carole |title=Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-memorial-razed-st-0827-20200826-7epa35nl6rgtfjk35srk7avyfy-story.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/gary-razing-historic-memorial-auditorium-where-jackson-5-truman-and-sinatra-once-took-the-stage/article_67893c89-9c8d-5b1c-bf7a-bbb71db87e5d.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Northwest Indiana Times}}</ref> |
'''Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium''' was a historic public facility in [[Gary, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table |website=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=United States Government |access-date=17 June 2022|title=Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353}}</ref> The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the Gary Land Company, part of the [[United States Steel Corporation]] and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hickman |first1=Matt |title=Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2020/08/demolition-of-long-abandoned-historic-gary-memorial-auditorium-underway/#:~:text=Erected%20in%201927%20as%20a,and%20Spanish%20Colonial%20Revival%20styles. |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=The Architect's Newspaper |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway |url=https://apnews.com/article/622360f7d37791558915605f730efb89 |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Carole |title=Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-memorial-razed-st-0827-20200826-7epa35nl6rgtfjk35srk7avyfy-story.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/gary-razing-historic-memorial-auditorium-where-jackson-5-truman-and-sinatra-once-took-the-stage/article_67893c89-9c8d-5b1c-bf7a-bbb71db87e5d.html |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Northwest Indiana Times}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:30, 17 June 2022
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium | |
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| Location | 1501 W. Madison St., Gary, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′15″N 87°20′28″W / 41.58750°N 87.34111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | United States Steel Corporation |
| Architect | Joseph Wildermuth |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001353 |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 2022 |
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium was a historic public facility in Gary, Indiana.[1] The 5,000 seat auditorium was commissioned by the Gary Land Company, part of the United States Steel Corporation and was designed by Joseph Wildermuth.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
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.
- ^ Hickman, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana". The Architect's Newspaper. 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.
