# Gary Now Claims Official Title "Portal to Hell" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254 "2014-02-01T02:49:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254/21 "2014-02-01T23:44:47Z")
One of the things I remember about Gary, Indiana is it being featured in an episode of the documentary series _Life After People_. It seems big chunks of Gary are abandoned and the city was used to show how swiftly things can deteriorate without maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254/22 "2014-02-02T00:30:36Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Gary, Indiana No, there is a much more demonic font: **Gary, Indiana** ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254/23 "2014-02-02T00:54:55Z")
I remember going past Gary at night when I was a kid. Looked hellish enough, with the glow coming off the then-active steel miils. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-now-claims-official-title-portal-to-hell/680254.md?page=1)