What is wrong with Gary-East Chicago Indiana? (Hammond, Highland: home, best schools)

[Max_from_Seattle]

I was driving up I 65 to I 90 to get to Chicago so I could go home for thanksgiving and when I 65 turns into a city street I thought I went the wrong way and drove around trying to find the interstate. I went south West, away from the freeway figuring that I over shot the I90 exit. As I got more and more lost I ended up driving around I saw the whole place looked like Camden NJ had an ugly child with Compton. Then as I drove past East Chicago on the interstate it looked just as run down. There were abandoned buildings, cars on blocks, trash in the street, and just general dirtiness. Is the whole place like this? I have lived in Seattle, New York, and LA and explored all of them and Gary was by far the ugliest I have seen.

[cw46360]

Yes, pretty much all of Lake County in Northwest Indiana is like this, mostly North of US 30 however. There really is nothing postive to say about this area. It is a dying area, everyday nothing but negative news here.

[Bluefox]

Uh, have you never heard of Gary, Indiana before? What exactly were you expecting it to look like?

[svillechris]

Originally Posted by cw46360

Yes, pretty much all of Lake County in Northwest Indiana is like this, mostly North of US 30 however. There really is nothing postive to say about this area. It is a dying area, everyday nothing but negative news here.

Ok ok let's not starting making up lies here. I'm not interested in getting into an argument with some troll, but I wanted to correct this statement. The towns north of 80/94 such as Hammond, Gary, and East Chicago are usually grouped together as being dirty, run down, and ghetto. Don't group the entire Northwest Indiana area in with that though. There are plenty of nice towns south of the expressway and in Porter County that are nothing at all like the three aformentioned towns. Ignorant people like you might be why people have misconceptions of Northwest Indiana.

[Max_from_Seattle]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

Uh, have you never heard of Gary, Indiana before? What exactly were you expecting it to look like?

I've always lived on the coasts so I have never been exposed to a lot of people from around here. What was shocking was how abandoned it looked kind of like a call of duty map.

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by svillechris

Ok ok let's not starting making up lies here. I'm not interested in getting into an argument with some troll, but I wanted to correct this statement. The towns north of 80/94 such as Hammond, Gary, and East Chicago are usually grouped together as being dirty, run down, and ghetto. Don't group the entire Northwest Indiana area in with that though. There are plenty of nice towns south of the expressway and in Porter County that are nothing at all like the three aformentioned towns. Ignorant people like you might be why people have misconceptions of Northwest Indiana.

Even East Chicago and Hammond are improvements over Gary.

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by Bluefoxwarrior

Uh, have you never heard of Gary, Indiana before? What exactly were you expecting it to look like?

Exactly what I was wondering. I thought Gary's reputation was pretty legendary.

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by grmasterb

Exactly what I was wondering. I thought Gary's reputation was pretty legendary.

Seattle doesn't know better lol.
But ya why wouldn't you heard of Gary?
Micheal Jackson ring a bell?

[Northwest Indiana]

Originally Posted by cw46360

Yes, pretty much all of Lake County in Northwest Indiana is like this, mostly North of US 30 however. There really is nothing postive to say about this area. It is a dying area, everyday nothing but negative news here.

With Munster having an average family income over $111,144 as of 2010 (and growing), I would hardly call it a dying area (which is 100% north of Rt. 30 btw). Oh and throw in Highland too with an average family income of $80,872. Lake county may not be the most desirable area to some, but to say that the county as a whole is dying is inaccurate considering the vast growth that has happened (at the expense of much of the south suburbs of Chicago).

Oh, and Munster also has the highest average family income in all of NWI and is NORTH of Rt. 30. And has some of the best schools in the state (also recognized by U.S. news). Imagine that.

[subject2change]

Originally Posted by cw46360

Yes, pretty much all of Lake County in Northwest Indiana is like this, mostly North of US 30 however. There really is nothing postive to say about this area. It is a dying area, everyday nothing but negative news here.

What a ridiculous statement.