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 jonrev
  
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
 |  | ![[jonrevProjects]](forum/www.gif) | Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
< on 12/8/2009 10:52 PM >
|  | | | Saturday, running on three hours of sleep, I decided to go with my friend to do some urban exploring in Gary, Indiana. I had never been down there, and aside from the three buildings I had planned to see I did not know much about the city other than it was absolutely swarming with abandonments.
I was amazed, however, that when we got down the entire city itself is practically a ghost town, with the only business that was thriving in the downtown area being the currency exchange.
The entire city is quite sad, as we drove through a few of the neighborhoods due to the one-way streets, and almost every other house or so was boarded up and decrepit. The downtown area is also very bad, with many vacant lots due to the arson spree in 1997, and countless abandoned buildings with their doors wide open. Then there are some that have had faux facades built over their entrances, to make them look "cleaner".
Then of course, there's the Jackson family home, now silent and free of MJ fans. A fence was recently built around the property; there was almost no grass left when the memorial was set up in the front lawn due to all the foot traffic stomping it down.
We had planned to visit four buildings, we only made it to three due to the shortened December daylight, and the fact that the first building was much larger than I had thought. First stop: City United Methodist Church.
I did a few HDR shots here; they're on my Flickr photostream:
http://www.flickr....72157622949541484/
This place has a large basement but I did not take the camera down there, had enough trouble getting down there without it (not knowing about the other stairways until I was down there). Will get it next time.
Also want to mention that this place was the first time I encountered more people in an abandoned building. We were on the second level checking out the banquet room when we began hearing voices downstairs, and they didn't sound like the folks smoking outside the place across the street.
Then we heard them walking around downstairs before they started heading up. We kind of got off to the side, behind some boards; just so we could watch who was coming, and then figure out of we needed to bail out or not.
Two men with cameras came up the stairs, glanced around, then continued upstairs to the gym, not seeing us. We decided to sneak upstairs and see what they were up to.
Couldn't believe it, but it turned out they were there urban exploring as well. The one guy had been there a week earlier, and brought his friend for today's visit.
We introduced ourselves and bullshit for a few minutes before continuing onward, but we could hear them throughout the building the rest of the time we were there.
Next stop: Palace Theatre...
[last edit 12/8/2009 11:02 PM by jonrev - edited 1 times]
[jonrevProjects] | Flickr flicks
Founder: Belvidere Cinema Gallery - Waukegan, IL |
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jonrev
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 1 on 12/13/2009 4:04 AM >
| | | | Palace Theater. I've been told that this week they have been working on a faux facade made of plywood, similar to what's been done further down Broadway.
Next stop: Gary Post Office
[last edit 12/13/2009 9:08 PM by jonrev - edited 2 times]
[jonrevProjects] | Flickr flicks
Founder: Belvidere Cinema Gallery - Waukegan, IL |
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sunshinin
Location: DEEETROIT
Gender: Female
| |  | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 2 on 12/13/2009 10:29 AM >
| | | | Excellent sets. If I could find a group, I'd head down there in a second.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunshinin
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ToXiC
  
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Original Jackassary.
| |  | | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 3 on 12/13/2009 5:00 PM >
| | | | Nice photos man. I've always appreciated photography that can take advantage of shadow effects. Love the piano sitting in the middle of the cathedral setting, very nice!
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hokoglowko
Location: Wisconsin
Gender: Male
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 4 on 12/16/2009 2:08 AM >
| | | | Posted by ToXiC
Nice photos man. I've always appreciated photography that can take advantage of shadow effects. Love the piano sitting in the middle of the cathedral setting, very nice!
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That photo stood out for me, too. It looks like the piano & chair are set up as if someone comes by to play it every day.
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notscared09
Location: Nappanee,IN
Gender: Male
Trespasser From Hell
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 5 on 12/16/2009 2:22 AM >
| | | | Nice pic's,I never knew how big the Palace Theater was.Hope to head to gary very soon.
If it says "Do Not Enter", I feel officially invited |
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Emma Peel
   
Location: Ahowah
Gender: Female
Ghosting you like you've never been ghosted before.
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 6 on 12/16/2009 2:25 AM >
| | | | Very nice sets! This is awesome. I love Gary! Thanks for posting and the reminder of some fun times! 
Sorry, I probably forgot my <sarcasm> tags. |
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imprezawrxsti
Location: Portland, OR
Gender: Male
nothing is true; everything is permitted
| | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 7 on 12/16/2009 4:13 AM >
| | | | last time i went to City Methodist, i ran into 3 photogs as well. seems like a hot spot.
did you find the orange couch?
do you know how to waltz? |
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Radio2600
Location: On the Road to Wellville
HY KAK TO TAK
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 8 on 12/16/2009 5:43 AM >
| | | | Posted by imprezawrxsti
last time i went to City Methodist, i ran into 3 photogs as well. seems like a hot spot.
did you find the orange couch?
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All I had was my cell phone.
[last edit 12/16/2009 5:50 AM by Radio2600 - edited 1 times]
In order to use your head, you have to go out of your mind. |
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jonrev
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 9 on 12/17/2009 4:50 AM >
| | | | Thanks for the comments all! Will try and get the last set up this week; haven't had time due to work.
Posted by imprezawrxsti
last time i went to City Methodist, i ran into 3 photogs as well. seems like a hot spot.
did you find the orange couch?
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Roaming around flickr the other day and I found out there was actually a third group in the church later after we had left for the Palace.
Found an orange chair-looking thing up in in the room with the old television set, if that's the one you're talking about.
[last edit 12/17/2009 6:18 AM by jonrev - edited 1 times]
[jonrevProjects] | Flickr flicks
Founder: Belvidere Cinema Gallery - Waukegan, IL |
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jonrev
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 10 on 12/21/2009 8:31 AM >
| | | | Been fighting a nasty computer virus this past week so I still havent had a chance to touch the post office pics, but thought I'd post this. My friend went by the Palace the other day and the whole front looks like it's getting boarded up like the rest of some of the buildings on Broadway.
http://www.flickr....04@N05/4201422839/
[jonrevProjects] | Flickr flicks
Founder: Belvidere Cinema Gallery - Waukegan, IL |
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jonrev
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 11 on 12/23/2009 12:45 AM >
| | | | After a week of fighting with and cussing at the computer here's the final set from the post office.
[jonrevProjects] | Flickr flicks
Founder: Belvidere Cinema Gallery - Waukegan, IL |
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DMCM
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 12 on 1/10/2010 8:54 AM >
| | | | Damn, I cannot wait to go down there. The place looks like one big adventure zone...albeit a dangerous one.
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leafloving4x4gal
Location: Durham Region
Gender: Female
Someday is NOT a day of the week !
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 13 on 1/10/2010 5:10 PM >
| | | | Wow...very nice sets...I too really love your picture of the piano...looks like you had a productive day...good stuff
"if you are not selfish enough to make yourself happy, you have nothing of value to offer the world." |
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JohnInMi
| | Re: Gary, Indiana 12/5/09
<Reply # 14 on 1/11/2010 2:45 AM >
| | | | If anyone plans to head to Gary during the Spring or Summer to do some exploring and you would like one more partner, feel free to contact me. I will gladly pitch in for gas, of course. That church and theater in particular look like great fun to visit!
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