Revisited pictures I took last December for today's word, "unhealthy" because it was the only thing I could think of to describe it! In its hey-day Bethlehem Steel Works probably churned out some of the worst smoke and slag. But it was the predominant employer in this region so when it was shut down, the whole area went into an economic tail-spin. That's not healthy either! It's been over 50 years and the region is finally coming back thanks to the medical industry but the steel stack remain permanently closed and are now a historic site.
Unhealthy for health and then unhealthy for the economy of the region, your photo is a good choice for the word unhealthy. I love the way the processing and the frame even make it look more so.
I am fascinated with Bethlehem Steel Works because one of my older brothers went to Lehigh University in Bethlehem and we visited him fairly often for swim meets. My other brother went to Bucknell and my mother liked Lewisburg better because of the air pollution and industrial feeling of Bethlehem. I think of my parents often, working hard and budgeting and saving to send all three of us to any college we chose. (In all fairness to parents of today, I read that college costs are higher relative to personal income than in the 1950's when my first brother started.)
Thank you all for your views, thoughtful comments and favs!
@eudora I can't even imagine the smell and dust in the air- yet I know most of the people that worked there were thankful for the job. Pictures really don't show how massive it actually is. Even now Bucknell's location in Lewisburg still has a little more going for it than Bethlehem. The old neighborhood is still pleasant, but the modern sprawling expansion is nice, but like all cities, has its "neighborhoods".
I am fascinated with Bethlehem Steel Works because one of my older brothers went to Lehigh University in Bethlehem and we visited him fairly often for swim meets. My other brother went to Bucknell and my mother liked Lewisburg better because of the air pollution and industrial feeling of Bethlehem. I think of my parents often, working hard and budgeting and saving to send all three of us to any college we chose. (In all fairness to parents of today, I read that college costs are higher relative to personal income than in the 1950's when my first brother started.)
Thank you all for your views, thoughtful comments and favs!
@eudora I can't even imagine the smell and dust in the air- yet I know most of the people that worked there were thankful for the job. Pictures really don't show how massive it actually is. Even now Bucknell's location in Lewisburg still has a little more going for it than Bethlehem. The old neighborhood is still pleasant, but the modern sprawling expansion is nice, but like all cities, has its "neighborhoods".