Westside (Gary)

Westside (also spelled West Side) is a neighborhood in west-central Gary, Indiana, USA, bounded by the Cline Avenue expressway on the west, the Norfolk Southern railroad on the north, Clark Road on the east and 25th Avenue on the south.

[1] Most development in the area occurred after 1960, giving it a younger housing stock than most other Gary neighborhoods.

[2] In 2007, the neighborhood had the third highest housing values in Gary, behind Miller and Ambridge Mann.

[4] However, stagnation and crime have led to business closures, such as when the Jewel supermarket serving the area closed because repeated thefts and robberies.

[6] Due to increases in vacancy, "three of the schools which once served as community anchors" are now vacant.