Haunting & Eeriest (abandoned) Church Site in Gary, Indiana! - Built 1923 (deserted) Since 1971! 😲😱😳
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- The Gary-Alerding Settlement House was founded by the Catholic Church in 1923 with the purpose of “Americanizing” Gary’s workforce. The building would alter direction several times over the following decades, adjusting to changing balance sheets and social climate.
The final days were far from glamorous, however, and it was eventually shut down in 1971. Over forty years later, it’s still there.
Ahhh, one of my favorite spots in Gary, lots of history here! The 1971 "closure" date is sort of inaccurate--the original Settlement House operation ceased that year, but the building functioned as a regular church through about 2002, known as the Miracle Faith Word Center. There is a video somewhere on UA-cam of a service occurring here back in 1988, and cassette/VHS tapes of services conducted by head Pastor Hortense Trotter, dating to the late 1990s, have been seen in the building. So it has been vacant for a little over 20 years.
The interior of this building saw a large remodel around 1960, and most of the current interior remains date to this time. Minor updates were made in the 1970s and 80s. Based on the sketchy repair work, questionable wiring, and other details seen around the building...I can only imagine the Word Center was barely scraping by toward the end, on a shoestring budget at best. I wonder if parts of the building were already closed off well before the property was fully vacated. Newest thing spotted in there was a calendar from 2002.
Veerrrry bad conditions in there. Lots of structural collapse due to decades of water damage. The main sanctuary (formerly the gymnasium) has a large hole in the roof, and the original sanctuary (far end of the half basement area) is almost unrecognizable. The upstairs level was partially ruined by a fire about 12 years ago. Floors are caving in everywhere...
I want to commend you for taking the time and leaving such a detailed comment. I am going to pin it to the video so everyone else can enjoy it. Thank you so much for taking the time and leaving this information. I really appreciate that and I enjoyed reading it immensely.
@@TheSteelCityStorm Not a problem at all! This is one of my favorite abandonments of all time so I've done a lot of homework haha
It seems like everything stopped in Gary since 1971.
You are not gonna find too many people that will disagree with that comment for sure 👍
70's were a brutal time for sure as far as the infrastructure of this once major Indiana city.
Wat a waste of a lovely building. Sad to see
Geez that’s creepy. Should be used in a horror movie! A lot of places in Gary could be.
Man, that place is crazy spooky
Wow. Awesome ❤
Thank you, Lisa. We should have took you there but going inside. It would be too dangerous. It is falling apart. I hope you are having fun on your adventures and look forward to seeing what you’ve been up to my friend. I’m so glad we got to meet you be careful out there and thank you for your unwavering support. It means everything to me.
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@@TheSteelCityStorm thanks Storm. Coming back to Chicago September 😁
hey steel city.... I made my first comunion there in the early sixty... and my confirmación at Holy Trinity.. St. Anthony was a small cozy church...
That is awesome Jose I wish somebody would’ve been able to record it then I know it has to be sad to see it now but it seems like you have a lot of good memories to this place. I appreciate you participating in the conversation and it has to be crazy seen it the way it is now and remembering it the way that you did. Hope all is well with you and once again I really appreciate you leaving that comment. I enjoyed reading it very much.
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thanks. my plesure...
Has anyone dared to venture and see what this building looks like from the inside? It might reveal even more than ayone else could imagine.n
If you put in the Gary alerting center friendship building, you will see our videos we have been in there a couple times it has gotten too dangerous to go inside. Everything has fallen apart now. I am on my phone right now but when I get home. I will attach a link for you if you cannot find it.
I wonder if the inside has completely collapsed by now.
I went inside about a year and a half ago and it was terrible all the floors are rotted out and it’s very dangerous now. It’s pretty much all collapsed inside.
Gee, this is so sad to see a church in this awful shape. The statue with Joseph holding baby Jesus really got to me. It looked like someone painted fake blood coming down the eyes of Jesus. How disrespectful can you be then to do something like that?! This was very creepy though. It reminded me of something that should be in the Exorcist movie. Still, it hurts my heart when I see a place of worship become so unkept to the point of destruction. I imagine when it was active it was kept up in great shape as a house of God should be. But when it closed, I guess God must have left too because nobody cared about it anymore. How sad is that? Just a real shame that even churches have to get this way too.
Most closed down churches have someone in their congregations take down the statues, clean them up, and either sell them or give them to people in the parish or another church. Sad to see statues left to rot in an empty church.
Gary seems like a city hit by a natural disaster.
yhat is st. Anthony.... name of church
the name of church St.Anthony
The settlement house was closed and abandoned in 1971; by then it had become a hangout for juvenile hoodlums.
I had one of the old residents tell me that same thing that it was nothing but a troubled hang out. Matter fact, I heard somebody was killed in the alleyway right outside the door. I just did not want to put all that information in the video, but yes, you are right and I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
So sad to see
It really is it will not be long until that place collapses upon itself. It’s so bad. The whole inside is rotted out from the rain and years of decay.
Where is this building located?
I know it’s on W. 15th Ave. I’m not sure of the street, but it is down the road from the old Fronel school
Found it...here's a service conducted here in 1988. Unfortunately the video does not show much of the interior of the building, but I assume this was filmed in the main sanctuary (former gymnasium/the big room that currently has a huge hole in the roof near the stage).
ua-cam.com/video/o-GKPkguBH8/v-deo.htmlsi=sJADv0kdN0p5Fo23
That is awesome. I think I have seen this before. There are a couple other videos up there about the place. This has to be one of my favorite spots, even though it’s decayed and it still has a feel to it. I appreciate you taking the time to send me that link. I enjoyed watching it.
Would be nice if someone could rescue those statues if there condition would warrant it
I truly hope somebody does rescue it before they demolish the building
Any past vids on the inside?
Absolutely we have been in there about four times over seven years. If you type in the Gary alerting center, you should pull up our videos from the past the place is one of the spooky places I’ve ever been into.
Was this st.anthony's around 13th and Van Buren?
It is the Gary alerting friendship building
It’s right down the street from where Frobel school was