Gary, Indiana recent comments:

This is not where the crash happened. It happened east of Ivanhoe Junction.

It did not close in 1965. It closed in 2007.

Can't find any info on Clarke anywhere. Would love to know more.

no sign of what toll to pay. electronic sign was broken off. so used credit card to pay. The receipt machine must have been out of paper. What's going on Indiana?

Did you find any

It's been out of operation for decades and NIPSCO finally closed it for good last year.

The Ambassador Apartments are now demolished.

You all are wrong. This IS the site of the former train station. The stocking factory is also in its correct place. It was demolished but you can still clearly see its footprint on the map, to the southeast of this location (above Nichols Place Park)

This is the location of the circus train disaster, that is correct.

Hey, I played at Junedale then and if you still want team pictures, I can find some. I'll check back here in a few days.

And I thought the old Bethlehem steel plant in Lackawanna, NY was big. Sheesh!

Anybody know where this company is or how I can get ahols of someone?

Have you seen any recent pictures of the nplace?

Jerry Davich's book Lost Gary, does have something in it because that's the first I ever heard of it. Should be restored as a museum. Could be very educational.

Is this where the 1918 train disaster occurred? The Department of Transportation's archives lead me to believe that it is: http://specialcollection.dotlibrary.dot.gov/Document?db=DOT-RAILROAD&query=%28select+537%29

My grandmother worked there in the 1930s

and into the very early 80's, I grew up there, my dad was an umpire..... Do you remember (I don't remember what year, i'll say '79) Bugs Bunny flew out to the field in a helicopter.... kicked the home plate umpire in the butt, kicked dirt on his shoes..... threw out the first pitch then left? That's one of my best memories (senior league world series).

My dad was an umpire there in the 70's, and has since passed. Something has made me think about a fellow umpire, let's see, my dad was in his 20's in the 70's.... there was an older black man, umpire, whose name I can't remember... it was Royal (first name), or something Royal (last name). For some reason tonight he came into my thoughts. His name eludes me. But he was the nicest man, treated my & my sister (we were NOT 10 years old), like his own kids. Sweet man. I do know that he passed in the late 90's. If anyone know that name, please let me know. it's driving me crazy!

Naperville, Ill. is nowhere close to Gary/CN Kirkyard. Gary is primarily bounded by Hammond, Lake Station, and Merrillville.