An image of Memorial Auditorium 1925 is part of "The Common Good" exhibit at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City. On view through Feb. 24, it features black-and-white photos of Indiana places that served the public. | Photo courtesy John Bower
A photo of Newton Township District School,1923, is part of "The Common Good" exhibition on view through Feb. 24, 2013, at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Ind. | Photo courtesy John Bower
An image of the Bainertown Hydroelectric Plant, 1925, is part of "The Common Good" exhibit at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City. | Photo courtesy John Bower
An image of the Gary Post Office in 1936 is part of "The Common Good" exhibit of black-and-white photos of Indiana places that served the public on display at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City. | Photo courtesy John Bower
Forlorn and abandoned, Indiana structures that once served the public are a source of fascination for John Bower. “I love these old places that have been just walked way from,” Bower, 63, said in a recent phone interview. “When I’m walking around them I think …
