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Turkmenistan’s Door to Hell 1 Aug 2013 | 08:53 am
Turkmenistan is seventy percent desert – the Karakum Desert, to be exact. The nation is divided into five provinces, the second largest being the Ahal Welayat which occupies the south-central portion ...
Largest Ship Graveyard in the World: Nouadhibou, Mauritania 25 Jul 2013 | 05:17 am
Extending from the west coast of Africa is Ras Nouadhibou, a small peninsula shared by Mauritania and Western Sahara. The east side of the peninsula belongs to Mauritania and is home to Nouadhibou, a ...
Count Bagno’s City of Toys: Consonno, Italy 11 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
When Count Mario Bagno purchased a large amount of land in the remote northern hills of Italy fifty years ago, he envisioned building a Las Vegas-style adult playground with bars, casinos, and dance c...
Abandoned: St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital 1 Jul 2013 | 01:08 am
In the final installment of the Gary series, we take a look at the skeleton of a healthcare organization founded over one hundred years ago. Originally established in 1908, St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital w...
The Horace Mann School 29 Jun 2013 | 04:33 am
The Horace Mann School of Gary, Indiana is on the short list of American high schools that have graduated more than 75 classes of students. A creation of innovative educator William Wirt, the unique s...
The Ambassador Apartments of Gary, Indiana 27 Jun 2013 | 06:00 am
There certainly isn’t a dearth of classic early twentieth century architecture around Gary, Indiana. Another fine example is that of the Ambassador Apartments at 574 Monroe Street. Finished in 1928, t...
The Gary-Alerding Settlement House 22 Jun 2013 | 11:04 pm
When Gary, Indiana was founded by U.S. Steel in 1906, the steelworker was often not American. However the history of immigrants in Gary is often overlooked by the frequent black–white dichotomy in the...
The Palace Theater of Gary, Indiana 20 Jun 2013 | 05:23 am
Another icon of Gary is the majestic Palace Theater, opened in 1925. One of the finer examples of Atmospheric theater design, it was the crown jewel of a northwest Indiana theater conglomerate. The th...
City United Methodist Church of Gary, Indiana 16 Jun 2013 | 10:07 pm
Perhaps one of the most iconic abandoned structures in Gary, City United Methodist Church was once the pride of the community. Built in 1925, the classic Gothic edifice was the result of an ambitious ...
Emerson School of Gary, Indiana 13 Jun 2013 | 03:22 am
There is no shortage of abandoned schools in Gary, Indiana; the declining population over the decades has left the school district scrambling to close and reorganize schools. Annually decreasing budge...
