Gary's  West  Side:   The  Horace  Mann  Neighborhood   (IN)  (Images  of  America)
John C. Trafny was born in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Emerson High School in 1968. A former steelworker, Trafny has taught social studies and the history of the Calumet region at Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana. He is also a guest lecturer at Purdue University-Calumet. His previous works for Arcadia include The Polish Community of Gary and GaryÃ‚'s East Side.