Arcadia Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of Lost East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, a new history of the area by author Joseph S. Pete.
About the Book
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. Award-winning Region journalist and Lost Hammond, Indiana author 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.
About the Author
Joseph S. Pete is an award-winning Times of Northwest Indiana reporter who has covered East Chicago for a decade. His books include Lost Hammond, Indiana and Secret Northwest Indiana: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure.
About Arcadia Publishing
The History Press is an imprint of Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is the nation’s leading publisher of books of local nonfiction and rarely explored pockets of history. Our mission is to connect people with their past, with their communities and with one another. Arcadia has a catalog of thousands of titles exploring the story of America one city, state, or county at a time.
GreatNews.Life Founder Chris Mahlmann interviewed Joseph S. Pete following the launch of third book. Check it out here!