I
grew up less than a mile away from the Bethlehem Steel when it was still
clanging and hissing and pumping out steel. When the plant closed in
1998, I began wondering why I never took any photos of the Steel while
it was still producing. Hindsight taught me not to procrastinate with
such things, so I began my quest to capture as much of the Steel's history
that's left. And believe me, there's plenty of history left.
Right now, the entire site is currently undergoing a facelift. It's
begun its tranformation into a new "Steel Complex" complete
with museums, shops, restaurants, etc. It's all headed off by a new
Sands Casino & Hotel being built right here in Bethlehem.
There's a lot of debate about the casino coming here; some folks think
it's great, while others think otherwise.Some people are bitter about
the demise of the Steel, some are just heart-broken about the memories
that it brought, and other folks just don't like the idea of Me? What
do I think? I think a hundred years from now, people are going to be
upset when the casino shuts down.
