"Lost Industry"
A view of Sparrows Point (Bethlem Steel Mill Baltimore in the distance currently being demolished after closing for good about 2 years ago. Opening around 1887 as Pennsylvania Steel and Bethleham Steel took over in 1916 and was there until the late 1980s? after that there had been several differant steel co. operating the huge mill. From 2000 on went into bankruptucy closed then reopened, etc and went through this several times since 2000 until the steel mill closed for good a couple of years ago many jobs lost. At one time there were almost 50,000 people who worked there at one time. and it was the largest steel mill in the world at one time. Years ago before I was born we had a family member that worked at S.P for several years. So sad to see more industry and manafacturing dying in the US. Also pictured in my photo is Ft Carroll which has been abnadoned for many years and the birds enjoy it now as their sanctuary. A drive by shot. My grandfather was among the more than 30,000 who were once employeed at Beth Steel (Sparrows Point) he worked there for more than 32 years retiring in 1979.
"Lost Industry"
A view of Sparrows Point (Bethlem Steel Mill Baltimore in the distance currently being demolished after closing for good about 2 years ago. Opening around 1887 as Pennsylvania Steel and Bethleham Steel took over in 1916 and was there until the late 1980s? after that there had been several differant steel co. operating the huge mill. From 2000 on went into bankruptucy closed then reopened, etc and went through this several times since 2000 until the steel mill closed for good a couple of years ago many jobs lost. At one time there were almost 50,000 people who worked there at one time. and it was the largest steel mill in the world at one time. Years ago before I was born we had a family member that worked at S.P for several years. So sad to see more industry and manafacturing dying in the US. Also pictured in my photo is Ft Carroll which has been abnadoned for many years and the birds enjoy it now as their sanctuary. A drive by shot. My grandfather was among the more than 30,000 who were once employeed at Beth Steel (Sparrows Point) he worked there for more than 32 years retiring in 1979.