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A once vibrant Midwest school is now a symbol of blight, violent crime
What was once a beautiful building buzzing with life and hope is now a massive eyesore with shattered windows, floors ...
Gary's vacant school buildings and sites of former schools
Wirt/Emerson High School, at 210 N Grand Blvd., in Gary, Ind., had the highest number of 911 calls out of over 20 vacant ...
Opinion
The Eagle1dOpinion
Blanche Brick: The destruction of educational institutions
High schools that once bore the architectural stamp of an important part of a community are no longer valued. Today, our high schools bear the utilitarian architectural stamp.
Independent Record11d
Murder, arson and hundreds of police calls: Old schools are active crime scenes in this city
More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana6d
Once vibrant Region school is now a symbol of blight, violent crime
What was once a beautiful building buzzing with life and hope is now a massive eyesore with shattered windows, floors ...
Buffalo News9d
Murder, arson and hundreds of police calls: Old schools are active crime scenes in this city
More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in Gary, Indiana ... Richardson was found dead inside Emerson High School, 716 E. 7th Ave. She had been strangled and raped, authorities said.