I tend to enjoy going back to this very historic area just because so much has happened here from years gone bye. Bethelhem Steel was once the largest Steel producers on the East Coast. However, due to corporate greed over time and compitation from foreign steel producers, the place just did not keep up with the changing market. Years ago, the once mighty steel producer, stopped it’s production never to make steel again. Today, the place is a Historic reminder of what used to be. The buildings that are still standing retain the color from the blast furnace’s that once roared here. Some of the buildings have been torn down, but many still stand.
Here looking down one of the area’s, are buildings that still remain. On the right is what used to be Machine Shop #2 where gun barrels for battleships were turned on huge lathe’s that are no longer there. These lathe’s were so big that the operator could sit on the carriage while turning the barrel. Would have loved to see that. On the left is the Blower Room that once supplied air to the Mill. In the distance is the Crane Repair Building where huge Cranes lifted gun barrels onto waiting flat bed cars.
A Plaque showing the ships that were made from the Steel Plant.
Thanks for reading.
Les
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Interesting to see what’s left of that once-bustling steel behemoth, Les…and easy to “see” it in one’s imagination with the description you gave. I liked seeing the plaque too–that long list of huge ships they built is proof of how paramount Bethlehem Steel once was.