Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
These three cities have a lot in common. They're all in the secondary state of their respected metro's. they are all near a body of water and they are all known for being blighted, crime ridden and in general not great places to live. If you had to pick one which would you pick? Some criteria to consider
1. Downtown
2. Safety
3. Housing/Architecture
4. Restaurants
5. Brightest future
6. Transportation
7. Scenery
8. Where would you rather live?
The Indiana Dunes extends a good 5 or so miles into Gary...My neighborhood of Miller Beach in Gary is very dunelandesque....most homes are on Dunes...and the area is thriving. Gary is some 5 times larger than either ESL or Camden...it has real solid assets that put it in a league well above the other 2.
Gary is some 5 times larger than either ESL or Camden...
WRT Camden: In area, yes; in population, no.
Camden has a little more than 74,000 residents; Gary, a little more than 76,000.
I suspect that some of this difference has to do with the fact that U.S. Steel built Gary as a model community around the massive steel mill it built there. Camden had no similar large industrial facility, but it did have a substantial industrial presence in its roughly 10 square miles.
I don't know what portion of Gary's land area is taken up by the steel mill, but I'll wager it's a sizable one.
The Indiana Dunes extends a good 5 or so miles into Gary...My neighborhood of Miller Beach in Gary is very dunelandesque....most homes are on Dunes...and the area is thriving. Gary is some 5 times larger than either ESL or Camden...it has real solid assets that put it in a league well above the other 2.
+1, so many people are not familiar with that fact(s). I was actually born in Gary and I am very familiar with NW Indiana since I lived in the "Region" too.
The Indiana Dunes extends a good 5 or so miles into Gary...My neighborhood of Miller Beach in Gary is very dunelandesque....most homes are on Dunes...and the area is thriving. Gary is some 5 times larger than either ESL or Camden...it has real solid assets that put it in a league well above the other 2.
Like what?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
