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UER Forum > Archived US: Great Lakes > abandoned hotel NW Indiana (Viewed 231 times)
orgullo gringo 


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abandoned hotel NW Indiana
< on 2/7/2014 3:49 AM >
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An abandoned 14-story eye sore stands directly across the street from the city hall and court building in a NW Indiana city known for its steel production. You will probably have an extremely hard time guessing which city this abandoned hotel is located in. It's Ok...if you look at some of the photos there are some subtle clues.

Four different mayors have tried desperately to rehabilitate the building and/or have it torn down. The current mayor of the city tried to get the hotel imploded for free and have its implosion be used in a Hollywood movie. They gutted the place for asbestos and removed almost all of it (which is why there are only bare walls where the rooms were).

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 1 on 2/7/2014 5:03 AM >
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I must get back to Gary.


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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 2 on 2/7/2014 5:08 AM >
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I love how the grass is growing in the swimming pool. That's a really cool picture.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 3 on 2/7/2014 5:12 AM >
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Once again, it looks like a nice find. Seeing that you have done a lot of exploring in Gary, did you have any problems while you were there?

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 4 on 2/8/2014 3:30 AM >
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I've done a lot of exploring in Gary. I live about forty minutes away. I've been there 20 times. I got my car broken into once. It was my fault for parking it in the middle of nowhere instead of where other cars were parked.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 5 on 2/8/2014 6:45 AM >
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I love industrial kitchens. <3

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 6 on 2/8/2014 3:31 PM >
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Detail from the pool graffiti



Dilapidated- I've been going into Gary since '08. Never had an issue and I've met some really nice people there.


orgullo gringo- I'm starting to wonder if we've met before! Have you been to the Settlement House?

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 7 on 2/8/2014 4:18 PM >
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I've never actually been to the hotel, driven by it enough times though. I heard it wasn't really worth it due to how torn up it is. It's nice to see some interior shots though. I like the shot of the overgrown swimming pool.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 8 on 2/8/2014 4:25 PM >
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It's fun for the climbing wall and the view. It's also a very easy squat.




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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 9 on 2/8/2014 4:45 PM >
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^yeah, I was actually considering going there just for the view haha. I might have to stop by there next time I'm in Gary.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 10 on 2/9/2014 12:29 AM >
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This hotel is one of Gary's best attractions! Many reasons including:

Radio Tower on the Roof


View of city hall


Abandoned Skyway


Awesome looking bar


and of course the climb-ability of the exterior walls (I do regret the miss-use of blur on this photo!)



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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 11 on 2/9/2014 2:38 AM >
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Alright, alright. I am convinced! I will definitely check this place out next time I'm in town.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 12 on 2/9/2014 3:36 AM >
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Oooh I would like so much to get out to Gary. We were thinking of breezing through at least for a quick look on our way back from the xmas trip to Detroit but we ran out of time and light. Summer, hopefully! I love the photos. And yeah, that shot of the grassy swimming pool is just great. But many of the other large spaces in the hotel... very well captured, you really managed to frame a lot of what the place used to be, to me. The scale of things.

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Re: abandoned hotel NW Indiana
<Reply # 13 on 2/9/2014 9:25 PM >
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5alive... Great night shot

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