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Demolition has begun on Gary's storied Genesis Convention Center

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<p>The Genesis Convention Center was supposed to symbolize the rebirth of Gary, Indiana, our famously beleaguered steel town neighbor to the east.</p><p>And it worked for a while. Built in 1981, the downtown building was the place for indoor sports, pageants and civic events. </p><p>The big hall, at 1 Genesis Center Plaza, once drew acts like Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, George Clinton, the Whispers and even Prince in a you-had-to-be-there 1982 concert with his protégés The Time and Vanity 6.</p><p>But the show is over now. </p><p>Closed since 2020, demolition crews are now ripping down the…

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    Demolition has begun on Gary's storied Genesis Convention Center

    <p>The Genesis Convention Center was supposed to symbolize the rebirth of Gary, Indiana, our famously beleaguered steel town neighbor to the east.</p><p>And it worked for a while. Built in 1981, the downtown building was the place for indoor sports, pageants and civic events....

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