Robertsdale | |
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Neighborhood | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 87°30′50″W / 41.69111°N 87.51389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Lake County |
| City | Hammond |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46394 |
| Area code | 219 |
Robertsdale is a neighborhood in northernmost Hammond, Indiana, north of 129th Street and south of Lake Michigan. It is bounded to the south by Pulaski Park, to the west by the Chicago neighborhood of East Side, to the north by Lake Michigan, and to the east by the cities of Whiting and East Chicago. The neighborhood's boundaries correspond to Hammond's Planning District I.[1] The neighborhood is traversed by the Indiana Toll Road, which has an exit into the neighborhood at the Indianapolis Boulevard immediately east of the state line. Amtrak passenger trains pass through Hammond/Whiting station in the neighborhood.
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The Whiting post office (46394) serves not only the city of Whiting but also this adjacent neighborhood in Hammond.[2] Robertsdale and Whiting are "inextricably linked",[2] sharing for example a single chamber of commerce.[3] In the early 20th century, Whiting and Robertsdale shared a common ethnic composition: nearly 90% Slavic and 50% Slovak.[2] The economies of both Whiting and Robertsdale have historically been dominated by the Whiting Refinery, originally built by Standard Oil and now operated by British Petroleum.
- ^ New Federal Building -- U.S. Courthouse, Hammond: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993.
- ^ a b c Kimberly Eck; Jennifer Linko (2013). Whiting and Robertsdale. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7385-9861-1.
- ^ Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce. "Vision". Retrieved 2017-11-07.