Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Explained
| Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium |
| Location: | 700-734 Massachusetts Street,
Gary, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 41.5875°N -87.3411°W |
| Architect: | Joseph Wildermuth |
| Builder: | United States Steel Corporation |
| Added: | 11/25/1994 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 94001353 |
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]
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- Web site: Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium Register #94001353. National Register of Historic Places . United States Government . 17 June 2022.
- News: Hickman . Matt . Demolition of long-abandoned historic Gary Memorial Auditorium underway in Indiana . 17 June 2022 . The Architect's Newspaper . August 27, 2020.
- News: Demolition of historic Indiana auditorium underway . 17 June 2022 . Associated Press . August 25, 2020.
- News: Carlson . Carole . Another landmark coming down in Gary: Memorial Auditorium held 'great historical and nostalgic significance' . 17 June 2022 . Chicago Tribune . August 26, 2020.
- News: Gary raising historic Memorial Auditorium . 17 June 2022 . Northwest Indiana Times.
