Abandoned St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana

Michael Jackson was born here. The lights are on, but no one's home. Abandoned hospital that still has electric service and working lights.

My Flickr photos of this hospital and other sites in Gary, Indiana http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157624076348593/

Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population was 102,746 at the 2000 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state. Gary was once the second largest city in Indiana, behind Indianapolis, a position now held by Fort Wayne. It borders Lake Michigan and is best known for its large steel mills.

The city was founded in 1906 by the United States Steel Corporation as the home for its new plant. The city was named after the lawyer and founding chairman of U.S. Steel, Elbert H. Gary.

Among U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or more, Gary has the highest percentage of African Americans, 84% (as of the 2000 U.S. census). Gary had one of the nation's first African-American mayors, Richard G. Hatcher, and hosted the ground-breaking 1972 National Black Political Convention. At the same time, Gary suffered from many affluent and middle-class residents leaving Gary and relocating to the surrounding towns and cities. Because of the loss of jobs in the city, many people left the area altogether for regions with employment.

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[NinaOliveTree]

@arthurscwultz shut up dumb ass, go suck your mom's dick and go to hell.

[slworking2]

@NinaOliveTree Amen. What a racist dumbass @arthurscwultz is.

[MARYSSON22]

WOW MY FATHER DIED IN THIS HOSPITAL IN 87'...IT WAS A NICE HOSPITAL BACK THEN...NOW THE POLICE STATION HAS IT!!

[slworking2]

@MARYSSON22 The police station has the back wing, but the front wing is still abandoned. Kind of interesting.

[Soylentadam]

I see the open drawers in each room; likely people took anything worth taking. Must have also been people looking for drugs. The power still on is weird cause who pays the bill ?

[savuti94]

I worked at St. Mary from 1983-1987. Moved away from NW Indiana in 1987. I swear I recognize a couple rooms. Were your videos shot on the first or second floor? I worked for a year on 2 South, then CCU on the first floor. Sad but fascinating to see the video. Ancilla Domini (the order of Nuns who founded the place) sold the hospital to a private owner in the early 90s due to bad financials. The new owner didn't last long from what I heard. Lots of great people worked there. Wild.

[arthurswchultz]

@NinaOliveTree No I am not a racist. JUST LOOK AT THE FACTS DUMBASS! Blacks move in the area and Gary went to hell! Back in the 60's Gary was nice and not crime infested dump like it has since around 1975. Look at Merrillville now it is turning into a DUMP! Blacks move in and your town turns into a DUMP FACT! FACT!

[RickyMcGinnis]

Sweet video. I've been really into abandon buildings and shit. Gary has alot of abandon locations.

[slworking2]

@arthurswchultz Racist much?