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East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 26,370 at the 2020 census . Centered around heavy industry, the city is home to the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal , an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing activity.
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in easternmost East Chicago, Indiana, in the Indiana Harbor section near Cline Avenue. It is unique among East Chicago neighborhoods for its suburban character, including a curvilinear street grid. [2] The population is 55% African American and 42% Hispanic. [1]
Indiana Harbor or The Harbor is the portion of East Chicago, Indiana, located east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, as opposed to "East Chicago proper" which is located west of the canal. It contains several distinct neighborhoods, including New Addition , Sunnyside , and North Harbor .
Washington Park or Park Addition is a neighborhood in the Indiana Harbor section of East Chicago, Indiana, near the city park with which it shares its name. It is bounded on the north by U.S. Route 12, and on the south by 144th Street. [1]
Prairie Park is one of East Chicago's newest neighborhoods, having been built between the 1960s and 1990s. [1] Like Sunnyside to its north, Prairie Park has suburban-style curved streets, in contrast to the conventional street grid found elsewhere in East Chicago and neighboring cities.
Marktown is an urban planned worker community in East Chicago, Indiana, United States, [2] built during the Progressive Era in 1917 from marshland to provide a complete community for workers at The Mark Manufacturing Company. [3] The Marktown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]
U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Indiana is a main east–west highway that is parallel to the Indiana Toll Road. The western terminus of US 20 is at the Illinois state line and the eastern terminus is at the Ohio state line. US 20 through Whiting, East Chicago, and Gary is concurrent with US 12 twice.
To the east, the residential area is bounded by Indianapolis Boulevard; beyond that lies the industrial district along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal. To the west, Southside adjoins North Hammond. Southside was the site of the very first home built in East Chicago, that of William H. Penman (later East Chicago's first mayor), built in 1888. [2]