Tolleston, Gary

#19 among attractions in Gary

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Tolleston is a neighborhood and former town in west-central Gary, Indiana. It is situated south of Ambridge, west of Midtown, east of Westside and north of Black Oak. Tolleston is the site of two large city parks, a historic cemetery, and the oldest church north of the Little Calumet River. The neighborhood's borders are defined by the Norfolk Southern tracks on the north, Grant Street on the east, 25th Avenue on the south, and Clark Road on the west. As of 2000, Tolleston had a population of 14,289, and was 97.5% African-American. ()

Coordinates: 41°35'3"N, 87°22'6"W

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West Gary (Tolleston)Gary United States

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Tolleston – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of the Holy Angels, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, Ambridge Mann.

1.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary
37 min walk • The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary, and the home of Holy Angels Parish.
~150 ftSE
Church
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Gary
1 min walk • St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana, is a historically black congregation and building in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana.
1.4 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, Gary
36 min walk • Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt High School and often referred to as Gary Roosevelt, was a charter school located in the Midtown neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, United States.
1.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Ambridge Mann, Gary
33 min walk • Ambridge Mann, sometimes called Ambridge-Horace Mann or Horace Mann-Ambridge, is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana. It is bounded by the Grand Calumet River on the north, by Grant Street on the east, by Chase Street on the west, and by the Norfolk Southern railroad on the south.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District, Gary
34 min walk • West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 30 contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Lincoln Street Historic District, Gary
32 min walk • Lincoln Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses 239 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Gary.
1.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District, Gary
37 min walk • Polk Street Concrete Cottage Historic District is a national historic district located in the First Subdivision of Gary, Indiana. The district encompasses four contributing buildings in a residential section of Gary. The buildings were designed by D. F. Creighton and built by the United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture
Horace Mann, Gary
28 min walk • Horace Mann Historic District is a national historic district located at Gary, Indiana, United States. The district encompasses 130 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in an exclusively residential section of Gary.