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1968 Map of Gary

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Gary
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Gary's industrial heart and expanding residential grid dominate this late 1960s study, revealing a landscape defined by an intricate network of steel and transit. The Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River slice through the urban fabric, while the massive infrastructure of the Indiana Toll Road and the Tri-State Highway reshape the city's south. The map documents an era of dense neighborhood development, from the established wards of Glen Park to the outlying communities of New Chicago and Hobart.

Educational and religious institutions are particularly dense here, including the Indiana University Northwest Campus and numerous parochial sites like Salvatorian Fathers Monastery. The lakefront remains a focal point for recreation at Marquette Park and Municipal Beach, providing a stark contrast to the heavy rail corridors of the Penn Central and Chicago South Shore and South Bend that powered the region's economy.