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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.
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.
Historically, Indiana Harbor was more working-class than East Chicago proper, with a population dominated by workers at Inland Steel and related plants. [3] Rivalries between Indiana Harbor and the rest of East Chicago are common. [3] Mexican-American settlement in Indiana Harbor began during the steel strike of 1919.
In the early 1920s, it was the most important route between Chicago and Detroit and in 1922 the first sections started being paved. The Indiana State Highway Commission, later renamed Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), removed US 20 from the section east of Gary in the
Google Maps shows Dunes Highway continuing west from I-65 to the one-way pair. It also shows it continuing east from the county line, where US 12 turns north, to Woodlawn Avenue and Sheridan Avenue. Presumably the aptly named Chicago Street was part of it. Any idea exactly where its termini were? --SPUI (T - C) 21:39, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The first mobile version of Google Maps (then known as Google Local for Mobile) was launched in beta in November 2005 for mobile platforms supporting J2ME. [191] [192] [193] It was released as Google Maps for Mobile in 2006. [194]
The City of East Chicago repealed its so-called "welcoming city" ordinance in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who was recently given new ...
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is the longest numbered highway in Indiana, covering over 284 miles (457 km).It is a main north–south highway in the western part of the state. The southern terminus of US 231 in Indiana is at the Kentucky state line and the northern terminus is at US 41 just south of St. Joh