The article discusses the founding of Gary, Indiana, and the construction of homes made of concrete for steel workers there that were based on an original design by the late U.S. inventor Thomas A. Edison. The article discusses the construction of the homes by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation called the U.S. Sheet and Tin Plate Company. The article examines the impact of the construction of concrete houses in Gary and their role in the U.S. movement that attempted to reform working class housing. The article discusses the book "Gary: The Most American of All American Cities," by S. Paul O'Hara.
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