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United States Post Office – Gary, Indiana

Photo © 2020 David Bulit, United States Post Office - Gary, Indiana

The former United States Post Office located in downtown Gary, Indiana was constructed in 1936 as part of the New Deal, a series of programs, public works projects, financial reforms, and regulations established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to respond to needs for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression. The new post office