South Side Family
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In 1910, approximately when this photo was taken, Gary’s population was 49% foreign born, and an additional 22% had one or more foreign born parents. Most of the foreign born and those with one or more foreign-born parents lived on the South Side, which in general was a poorer area than the North Side. However, as this photo shows, some South Side houses were sturdy and substantial.
This file appears in: Building a City for Workers
Building a City for Workers
The Gary Land Company’s First Subdivision covered the area from just south of the Steel Mill Entrance south to the Wabash tracks (9th Avenue), and from Tennessee Street west to Fillmore Street. In the First Subdivision, restrictions and controls…