Gary, Indiana · Area Code 219
TWO HUNDRED
NINETEEN
REASONS.
A tribute to the city that made us. Gary, Indiana doesn't get the credit it deserves, but we know.
219
WHY WE REPRESENT.
Gary, Indiana is not a footnote. It is the origin story. The 219 is where Michael Jackson was born, where steel workers built the backbone of American industry, and where communities survived every wave of neglect and kept producing greatness.
Every piece in the 219 Reasons collection is a statement: we are still here. we are still building. and we are nowhere near done.
The 219 Timeline
1906
US Steel builds the city. Gary is incorporated as a planned industrial city built for steel production.
1958
Michael Jackson is born. Gary, Indiana gives the world its greatest entertainer.
1980s
The steel industry collapses. The people of Gary adapt, survive, and keep their culture alive.
2019
Genius Ideas is born. Originality. Audacity. Purpose. The lightbulb lights up.
Now
Still building. 91+ products. A growing community. 219 reasons to never stop.