Michael Jackson’s House

I felt perfectly safe while paying respects to the King of Pop. No more or less nervous than when I’m a tourist anywhere else. The lawn is gorgeous! Whoever does that maintenance is welcome to hit up our house any time. lol The plaque is nice, but that marble marker is beautifully done. People have left little offerings through the fence and there’s a little mailbox to leave cards, but I’m not sure when they come by to collect them (or who does it, actually). One signed piece of brick on the ledge has been there since 2009, I think. Lovely piece of history and I’m glad I got to visit.

Okay, listen: you’re in Gary, IN, for pete’s sake. Don’t expect a slew of multimillion dollar homes, but at the same time… it’s not nearly as bad as other reviews make it out to be. We went on a slightly rainy morning and it was pretty much a ghost town.
That being said, I actually thought it was pretty cool seeing the (very) small Jackson family home. The house and lot is meticulously maintained. It’s gated (the entire property, that is), but you can get plenty of great photos and see the tribute set up to the late King of Pop himself. There is graffiti everywhere – lots of «we love you» and «miss you, Michael” – but nothing on the actual property (check out the street signs and alley behind the house – no shortage of MJ love to be found :).
Keep your expectations in check: you’re seeing the house and nothing more. We spoke with one of the residents from a few houses down & he told us that occasionally people come out to pedal a little MJ merchandise, but other than that… it really is just a house. Worth a stop if you’re anywhere near the area and a Jackson fan, but this isn’t Neverland, baby. Not a theme park, not an elaborate shrine, but definitely visit-​worthy if you’ve got some love for the King of Pop. :)

Basically it’s house. Yes it’s in scary Gary and if your going to come see it daylight is best. You will basically be able to come take pics and say you were there. A Jackson relative lives next door on the left and over sees the property the neighborhood is bad but most people on the street are long time residents the best time to visit is Michael’s birthday when his mom and kids usually come for a visit and the street is a all day party.

Calling this a landmark is a stretch. It’s a house on a street in ghetto-​a$$ Gary, In. OMG I’ve never seen such a rundown city in my life! OK I actually have but Gary it’s in the top 10. If you plan on visiting this, go during the day while it’s light out. I would absolutely NOT feel safe here at night. But who would visit at night anyway? Use your brains folks. The street itself is easy to find. It’s off the main drag in Gary. There’s no entry, you just see the house from the street. And the house is gated of course. So really all you can do it take pics out front. The house is extremely tiny (looks to be about 500 sq ft) so you can’t help but wonder how so many people lived there Unless you plan on visiting Gary, there’s no need to visit this place.

Pretty cool place just to stop by. Not sure if you can go inside or not? When I was there the gates were locked up. Now the area is totally devastated. People there are really having a hard time. Not recommended to hang out in the area. Homes are gutted out by fires, others just abandoned, and the rest just not kept up. However if you want to see a peace of music history. It’s a cool place to check out.

RIP MJ

As long as you go in the day time, and mind your own business, you’ll have no problems. Not much to look at, yet it’s kind of cool just to say you have.

Its amazing at how small the house was where so much talent came from as well as so much pain. Its sad to see how Gary Indiana has become so poverty stricken. This is an amazing place to see, but don’t visit after dark.

I can’t help but laugh at the negative reviews here. Oh no! It’s in a bad neighborhood! The shock! The horror!
Of course it’s not in Beverly Hills.. . that’s the whole point. To go to this house is to see the incredibly humble beginnings of the Jackson family. To see the tiny (and I do mean tiny) home where nine children were raised and trained for superstardom.
And honestly, while it’s not the world’s best neighborhood, I can’t stop laughing at some of the folks here pretending you’re in the South Side or Compton or something. The neighborhood is older, it’s a bit run down, but you’re not going to find yourself in the middle of some gang shoot out.
For me, I’m a huge MJ fan and it was super cool and super humbling to see where the Jackson family came from. I’ve been to Neverland, I’ve seen MJ’s house in Vegas, and to compare those places to this tiny shack of a house is just astonishing. Even if they didn’t grow up to be superstars, just imagining nine children being raised in such a tiny home is amazing to me. It really puts privilege in perspective. Plus, for any fan, to say you’ve actually been to 2300 Jackson Street (THEY LIVED ON JACKSON STREET, I MEAN, COME ON!) is kind of amazing.

I guess I just don’t understand why this would be someones «destination.» You can pretty much just view photos online and get the same experience you get driving/​walking by here. It’s gated off and other than looking at the outside of the house… well, that’s pretty much it.
I didn’t think the neighborhood was that bad, but it was raining and I grew up in east Kankakee!

WTF. this place is kind of a bummer. Streets aren’t labeled, potholes aren’t filled. The house is the only place on the block that was properly painted. It’s fenced off, has a nice street light, and a granite monument of michael at the front. It looks like an industrial town that used to be a safe suburb and turned into the murder capital of the world after some kind of factory shutdown after a mass exodus. I recommend coming during the day, and spending no more than 10 min. As a fan, I do believe it’s worth seeing how 5 brothers and 2 parents can fit into a house so small and become a worldwide sensation. Take that priceless pic and bounce.

Fear for you life as you trudge through the seedy underbelly of Gary just to get here. I recommend not going alone! It’s defiantly a cool stop for any Michael fan but think twice because it might not be worth the trip. The whole time I was there I felt like people where casing me to rob me. Didn’t leave me feeling very safe.

Disappointed in the house, I thought the house had been turned into a museum. Got there and other than the marble MJ memorial there’s not much to it. The back of the memorial is too far away to read most of it because the home has a locked fence surrounding it. I was hoping to take photos of the inside and well as the outside of the house. I think the family should turn the home into a museum and sell Jackson memorabilia.

went then on new years eve afternoon cause we took a road trip to the boats.
not much there but the marble memorial
i’d be curious how long he lived here and that
not worth a special trip but if you are passing thru gary, it’s worth a stop

Mama-​say, mama-​sa, mama-​ku-​sah. If anything is Dangerous around here these days, it’s the neighborhood where Michael Jackson grew up: getting here requires parading your way through the badlands of Gary, Indiana, and while we’d anticipated some Graceland-​like shell games going down once we found the house (MJ paraphenalia or impersonators or bogus tours or whatnot —), what we saw when we arrived felt much more pedestrian, tinged though it was by the reality that the rest of the area (one would imagine) hasn’t changed much in its stead.
In fact, what seems to have changed the most about the Jackson house (other than the black metal fencing surrounding the small square domicile) is the fact that none of them live here any more. Michael Jackson doesn’t live anywhere any more (obviously), but the rest of the Jackson clan sprinted away from Gary eons ago, and other than this ongoing curiosity in their wake, the rest of the area seems a little like an angry time capsule.
Considering the home itself, there are — as you might ponder — a monument or plaque or six that dot the place, and we sort of shot pictures of all of them with the idea of reading them later. It’s hard to believe that someone who ended up capturing the world’s attention no doubt started out in life at the end of a long line for a small bathroom.
Although who knows, maybe feeling that cooped up is just enough to make one want to fly. Visit, but go in the daytime.

I have made two visits to the house.
In May 2010 and November 2010.
On my second visit last November, I got to see the granite monument and the roses that were planted around it and on the grounds.
(The monument was there in May, but it was covered)

Yeah sure come out and visit!
Just be cautious it’s not exactly in the best
part of town.

Came here to pay my respects to Michael Jackson.
A visit here is a must for fans of Michael Jackson.
There are also vendors here selling t-​shirts, videos, CDs and other merchandise.