Posts from the ‘Forging Ahead’ category

The Lackawwanna Steel Company sat 10 km outside Buffalo but ceased steel production in 1982. Now the brown fields around the former plant boast wind turbines as the area overcomes the loss of steel, one project at a time. John Rennison, Hamilton Spectator

Forging Ahead: Reimagining Steel

Examining the collapse, and recovery, of America’s steel towns Amy Kenny The Hamilton Spectator “Steel’s gone.” That’s what residents of U.S. steel towns will say when…

Wind turbines on the former Bethlehem Steel property seen beyond slag left over from steel production. John Rennison The Hamilton Spectator 4/7/15

Forging Ahead 2: Buffalo

“We don’t argue about what to do now, we argue about how we do it. That’s a different and better argument to have.” Buffalo: From steel…

The blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel can still be seen above the homes where steel workers once lived. Now the furnaces are part of Steel Stacks, a tourist attraction. John Rennison, Hamilton Spectator

Forging Ahead 3: Bethlehem

“There’s something attractive about the scale and what (the furnaces) look like. They’re artistic when you look at it. They’re gothic. They’re severe.” Bethlehem: poised for…

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Forging Ahead 3: The Founder

The philanthropic founder Asa Packer was the founder of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. He was instrumental in the founding of Bethlehem Steel (originally Bethlehem Rolling…

An abandoned home in Youngstown shows the area is still recovering from steel's collapse. John Rennison, Hamilton Spectator

Forging Ahead 5: Youngstown

“We still have our challenges, but we are used to the challenges.” Youngstown: A work in progress Amy Kenny The Hamilton Spectator n the 1990s, after…