Why Gary Indiana will Become a Ghost Town (The Rise and Fall of Gary Indiana) - IT'S HISTORY

Once the Magic City of America’s Rust Belt, Gary, Indiana is a city of a much different reputation today. From the greatest producer of American Steel and a key arm in the Arsenal of Democracy, it devolved into a murder capital until it ran out of people to kill. Its story is familiar, though, with any luck, it is not over.

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IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

Chapters
0:51 - The Birth of the American Steel Industry
2:44 - What the Steel Industry Did for America
5:33 - A Rocky Start for Gary Indiana
7:45 - Pulling to the Forefront
8:15 - The Magic City During World War II
10:36 - The Past Comes back to haunt Gary Indiana
13:49 - Gary Indiana, From Magic to Murder

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» CREDIT
Special Guest Indy Neidell - WW2 @World War Two
Scriptwriter - Gregory Back
Editor - Sebastian Ripoll
Host - Ryan Socash

» SOURCES
https://allthatsinteresting.com/gary-indiana
https://www.abandonedamerica.us/gary-indiana
https://www.nationalmaterial.com/brief-history-american-steel-industry/
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Bessemer-process
https://www.britannica.com/technology/steel/Open-hearth-steelmaking
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/steel-production/
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/how-the-american-steel-industry-nearly-committed-suicide-and-not-from-trade/

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