The Village Shopping Center - Gary, Indiana
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Published 2017-06-29
All Comments (21)
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I wish I could dive into this video like a time machine and run straight home to my house in east Glen Park and see all my family again when they were alive and stay there with them forever.
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From the 1920s - 1960s Gary was an amazing place to live
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When I was a kid ...my friend and I would take the bus from meadowdale...and go shopping at the Village
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This is an awesome video. I’m from Gary and I recall going to the village with my grandparents during the late 80’s. Even then, it was so much better than what it is now. I eventually moved to Merrillville, then on to Fort Wayne. I can’t believe how run down Gary has become. If only I had the money; I’d buy as much real estate as I could, starting with downtown and push out the corruption and revitalize the city inside out.
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Those were the days. I was born in Gary at Gary Methodist. Lived there until ‘76. Great memories. I am a proud Hoosier.
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Back when I grew up, Gary was a striving, beautiful city. My mother worked for Gary Redevelopment, and also the Civic Center. I hate how it has become.
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I lived directly across the street.The 36th amd Grant St enterance to the Village.the house and the one next door were moved when purchased by a bank. Santa would arrive via helicopter. So many good childhood memories.
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Wowee! I remember as a little girl. Gary was very cool and pretty. Beautiful homes and shopping centers. Thanks for the nostalgic post!
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The stealmill was the saving grace of Gary Indiana, a blue collar middle class town. I do so weep at it's nearly desolate and mere existence today, mere shadow of what was imaginable and what she could have become for of it's Citizen's and not merely a few.
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The men dressed so well back then, they all look like 007.
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This was what both of my grandfather's returned home to after WWII, and shortly afterwards my uncle's and father would have headed to North Korea and subsequently Vietnam. And as for myself, I am a veteran of Desert Storm 1990-94.
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The Village is a empty building of a few stores but I miss those days of going to JCPenneys, Hallmark, Kresges and even Goldblatts
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I was born in 1956 , I remember the Village. Fantastic piece you chose for the music .
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Never knew this Gary, must be nice.
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Anybody recall a shoe store where the Children's department was on a "raised platform"??. #TBT..😁
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Thanks for uploading this video! I am not from the region, but these steel belt cities are fascinating. It’s sad to think about how people worked and were able to provide for their families and community was a way of life.
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Nice video it reminds me of how beautiful Gary use to be. I was raised in Black Oak on the Westside and moved 30 minutes South in the late 90s. My cousin lives in Gary off Grant St in brand new apartments. I'd love to see them bulldoze the abandoned buildings and restore Gary. It's one of a kind , but a sad and violent city.
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Those were the days! I grew up a couple blocks away and remember when it was built and spent many hours just hanging out there as a youngster. Hard to believe but in addition to Title's and Kroger, there was an A &P Grocery a block north on Grant. 3 grocery stores...Thanks for the flashback to a better time. D.A.
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Worked at the Kroger store and my dad was the manager!
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This was before the Steel Industry left. Before they elected their first black major. Before white flight. In fact, whites were the majority back in the 60's.
