Surrounded by Industry, a Historic Community Fights for Its Future
The residents of Marktown, a historic district ringed by industrial behemoths in East Chicago, Ind., are trying to stay put, relying on each other in the face of change.
The houses of Marktown were not exactly what Alyssa Schukar expected to find when she moved to Chicago and started looking for a community project. In an industrial corner of East Chicago, Ind., she came across a tiny, nearly century-old community of narrow streets with gable-roofed homes whose windows faced gardens.