Twitter news, photos and updates about #CityMethodist Church in Gary, Indiana. Opened in 1926 and abandoned in 1975, it has sat vacant for 40 years #urbex
City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana. This would be a building I'd take with me to New Atlantis.
-It's huge
-high ceilings
-that window is sick and would let in a lot of natural light
#ScionsOfAtlantis
Sanctuary. A scene from Transformers 3 was filmed right here in this room. Abandoned City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana. HDR https://t.co/RBBeHy1Ms4
#TwitterTales (Gary, Indiana) At its peak, City Methodist Church had a membership of 3000. But in the '60s, the steel industry began its decline. The mainly white middle class congregation declined with it, leaving the church unable to afford maintenance. @Solsticepublish
Gets me to thinking about the downtown Gary fire of 1997 and the problem we’ve faced since: What to do with the ruin @CityMethodist. As I explained to city leaders at the last preservation talks we have 3 and only 3 options, all costly: