Gary Theater
475 Broadway,
Gary,
IN
46402
475 Broadway,
Gary,
IN
46402
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I believe that the First United Life Insurance Company building, which is at the Gary Theatre’s address, is the theater building, andit has not been demolished. The front is very modern, but the side and back walls show a combination of modern and very old brick. I think the auditorium was probably gutted and filled in with office floors, and windows were punched into its walls. The current building is the same size as the theater in the historic photo.
A history of Lake County published in 1915 says that the New Gary Theatre was built by Ingwald Moe and was designed by local architect J. J. Verplank. It opened on August 29, 1913.
According to City of the Century: A History of Gary, Indiana, by James B. Lane, the original Gary Theatre was located at 9th and Jefferson, and was in operation by 1908.