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an old factory building sitting on the side of a road

At one time, Bethlehem Steel employed over 27,000 people at this plant. After just a few hours on the site, I couldn't even count all the buildings or begin to guess at their original purposes. They are all in a terrible state of disrepair today, nearly twelve years after the plant finally closed. Several of the buildings are scheduled to be torn down as soon as next month, making way for a large casino taking over the entire site in 2009. I shit you not. Bethlehem Pennsylvania, April 2007.

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the sign on the building says bethehm steel with an orange and green arrow

Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites is proud to announce the summer hours of their tour entitled Along the Lehigh River: The Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel. The tours will run daily at 1:15 from the newly restored 1863 Stock House Visitor Center. The 60 minute walking tour explores the site of the former Bethlehem […]

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the inside of an abandoned factory with yellow tape on it's walls and floor

A derelict tunnel lined with steel metal grating runs at the bottom of an industrial coke oven. The tunnel has a triangular cross section, and yellow caution tape blocks passage.

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an old factory building with lots of rust on it's sides and stairs leading up to the top

Bethlehem Steel was once the 2nd largest manufacturer in the US with furnaces dating back to 1861. The company went bankrupt in 2001 when shifts in construction methods made their high grade steel obsolete. [660x950]

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