Analisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team Jun 4, 2025 Jun 4, 2025 Updated Jun 9, 2025 0 More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in Gary, Indiana, contribute to urban ...

Roosevelt High School, 730 W. 25th Ave., had nearly 900 calls — the highest of all of the other abandoned Gary schools. Roosevelt, which was built in 1930 exclusively for Black students as the U ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in Gary, Indiana, contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served as scenes of the worst possible crimes.