Downtown in Gary in Lake County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lake Wind Sand Composition - Gary State Bank Building

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Photographed by Craig Doda, February 3, 2024

1. Lake Wind Sand Composition - Gary State Bank Building Marker

Inscription.

500 Broadway - Jason Bord's
Lake Wind Sand Composition
Sculpture

This piece, installed in 2018, was part of a public art contest supported by the City of Gary, Legacy Foundation, and the Knight Foundation. The contest allowed local artists to undertake creating art in a public space within Gary. Through online voting, Jason Bord got a chance. Bord uses wood and woodworking skills in his art and has done large-scale place-making pieces in and around Indianapolis.

Architect Firm
Ivar Viehe-Naess & Company's
Gary State Bank Building

Initially constructed in 1906, the current building was completed in 1929 and exemplified the city's booming prosperity of the 1920s. Inside, you can see a towering colonnade and grand arched entry. In 2018 the Indiana Landmarks Northwest Field Office recognized Centier Bank with the Adaptive Reuse Award for transforming a storefront space in the historic building.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2018.

Location. 41° 36.108′ N, 87° 20.218′ W. Marker is in Gary,

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Indiana, in Lake County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. The marker is on the grounds of the 5th and Broadway Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500-518 Broadway, Gary IN 46402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Indiana,

specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore,

and in the Calumet Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gary Indiana: Street Car System (a few steps from this marker); The Fusion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gary City Hall Building (about 500 feet away); Richard Gordon Hatcher (about 600 feet away); Mayor Richard G. Hatcher (about 600 feet away);

Lake Wind Sand Compisition - Gary State Bank Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 3, 2024

2. Lake Wind Sand Compisition - Gary State Bank Building Marker

City Church (about 700 feet away); Elbert H. Gary (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Elbert H. Gary (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gary.

5th and Broadway Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 3, 2024

3. 5th and Broadway Park

The Gary State Bank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 3, 2024

4. The Gary State Bank

Across the road.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2024, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.