East Chicago, Indiana, was a melting pot. The Indiana Harbor neighborhood drew comparisons to
Ellis Island as immigrants flocked from all over the world to work at its steel mills. Once home to more than one hundred nationalities, the “Workshop of America” made metal and many other products. Despite issues like pollution and political corruption, it earned the nickname “City of
Champions,” winning state titles, sustaining a historic high school rivalry and producing greats like
Gregg Popovich and Junior Bridgeman. In the pages of Lost East Chicago and Indiana Habor, award-winning journalist Joseph S. Pete explores bygone landmarks like Washington and Roosevelt High Schools, Inland Steel Christmas parties, the zoo, Taco Joe’s, the Mademoiselle Shoppe, movie palaces, the gym where Michael Jordan played his first Bulls game and more.
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