catch a commuter rail that will take you to Millennium Station. Gary is also unique because his boundaries overlap with a national park, Indiana Dunes. It has a minor league baseball team, the RailCats who can still draw a crowd on game days. Miller Beach, a wealthier and whiter enclave of Gary, still has some life left in it. And housing unsurprisingly is extremely affordable here. The city has been trying to promote its airport as an option for a third Chicago airport. O'Hare and Midway are operating at capacity and there is significant local opposition to expanding O'Hare. The state of Illinois wants to build an airport in state, but Gary's airport could easily be upgraded to handle significant passenger volumes. If that happens, it will give Gary another economic engine besides steel. Schools and infrastructure remain a big concern, however. Gary has closed so many of its neighborhoods schools that families may not want to relocate to the area. The biggest barrier, however, may simply be perception. In the NUMBER_TOKENs, Gary was rife with gang activity and violence. It's doing better today, but an entire generation of people associate Gary with that reputation. If you drive through Gary and look past the overgrown lots and empty streets, you see an amazing history. It had once been thriving, and I hesitate to count Gary out. It faces problems greater than any city its size, and it has since it was founded back in NUMBER_TOKEN. But there is beauty here too, and I hope that the days of a growing Gary comes soon. If Gary does make a comeback, it will truly be a fascinating story. The kind of story you might find in one of the frequent, short articles posted in Morning Brew, a free daily newsletter delivered to your inbox every day of the week. Morning Brew keeps you up to speed on all the news and current events you need to know about business, finance, and tech, in only five minutes in a way that's more informative, witty, and relevant than traditional news. It cuts through the clutter and gives you what you need every morning. For example, when I was writing this script, I got to read about an update on the broken international supply chain, a Chinese real estate development group on the verge of collapse and the wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. I really appreciate that I can read about business and art from two different parts of the world in one newsletter. Since you watch this channel, I know you like getting smarter about the world around you. So go ahead and start your mornings with Morning Brew by subscribing completely for free using the link in the description. It's one of the best ways you can support this channel for free, and you can to stay up to date on current events. There aren't many win-wins as good as this. Thanks as always for watching, and I'll see you on the next one.
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