It Was Once Dubbed The City Of The Century

Gary Indiana’s population dropped from a peak of over 178,000 in 1960 down to under 70,000 today due to the collapse of the domestic steel industry and roughly a third of homes and commercial buildings have been abandoned. It has gone from being called the "City of the Century" to being a cautionary example.

Via  Memo Of the Air

(If you want to dig deeper check out this Abandoned America episode.)