Could you just imagine what it sounded like when it was in full operation, wow! It’s insane to see such a massive operation like this, really puts it into scale how big of an effort it took to supply steel for the war effort!
I keep saying the same thing. I've seen pictures and videos of this place in the past, but nothing could have prepared me for what it really was in person. Just standing there taking in this massive structure. I think I can say it is the most impressive built structure thing that I have ever seen. And yes skyscrapers and buildings are much taller, but this was different, this is the inner workings of one of the biggest industries this country has ever seen. Been thinking of the sights and sounds, the whistles, the yelling, the smoke, the trains, it must have been absolutely beautiful when bustling with livelihood. I guess I should say beautiful to look back at. Jobs were tough back then, people were tough back then. A different generation of people. And generations that were raised with money people made just doing their everyday job there
It was awesome, I had no idea we were stopping there. I've seen pictures of it over the years, but I could never have imagined it being so magnificent in person
This was me old stomping grounds! I had many family who worked here! Hope u r doing well, rich! Hope kitty is doing great too! We need more train live streams lol
That's awesome. And this place was an absolute treat. Knew I was headed down that way, but didn't know I was stopping there. I finally got to see it.😀 But otherwise, yes everybody is good. Myself, kitty, everybody LOL. And I have been thinking about that lately myself, I'll probably head down there within the next few weeks to do at least one. I miss doing that, and I miss hanging out with everybody
Thank you, it was such a pleasure to be able to walk around this place. Absolutely beautiful. I've seen pictures of it over the years, but they never could have prepared me for just how massive and beautiful this place really is😍 Then to top it off, they put the walkway right up on the tracks so we can get even closer. We had such a great day
We have a Bethlehem Steel Plant in Lackawanna, NY which is still in partial operation. Unfortunately there was a fire a few years back and a lot of it was destroyed. Still very cool. My grandparents both worked at Bethlehem. The police at one point was completely under the payroll of Bethlehem Steel here. They basically ran the town. Lackawanna actually gets it name from Bethlehem Steel, as they took it from Lackawanna County, PA.
That is extremely interesting, thank you for sharing that. And yes, I've seen and know of a lot of New York police that were on payrolls when I was younger. Mostly out in Brooklyn and that area. But that was a long time ago. Since I went out to this place I have met and talked to a lot of people that had family who worked there at one point. And I know it's a big place and was there for decades, but I still find it cool that so many people have Family Ties to it. I will look into the New York Factory as well, sounds interesting. Thank you again
This place was incredible to experience. I had so much fun. Best part is I didn't even know I was coming here. An untold stop on our route. We came over the hill, started coming down, I saw the Stacks in the background and was like, holy shit. 😃
This could be the best explore you've done. It's a glimpse at America's once mighty industrial footprint. I have got to see this place some day. Those round little pellets are iron ore. They would have been shipped in by rail. The CN railway still ships iron ore pellets in 1920s built cars in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Man, imagine what it looked and sounded like when Bethlehem was cranking steel out of that place like mad. Ah, freaking glorious!!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Take care, Rich! And yes, Woohoo to waking up with a back ache! Every freaking morning! XD
Thank you man, this place was absolutely amazing to finally see in person. I've seen pictures, but nothing could have prepared me for standing there looking up at it. What a sight!! We even went up a hill across town to see what it looked like from far away and it literally towers over the entire city. Is a beautiful piece of yesterday that is literally larger than life. And yes, I was just trying to imagine the sights and sounds, the smoke, the people, the yelling, everything!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family my friend. God bless
It was amazing to see. Just standing there, taking it all in, Imagining the sights and the sounds. Furnaces running at full speed, the smoke, the people scurrying around inside and out making it happen. I do wish we were still there as well, and maybe we can make it happen again. Just takes people that want it to happen. Thank you for commenting, have a wonderful day
The heat of those furnaces, the size of the parts and equipment, climbing those staircases in snow storms, lightning, ECT. And that's not even a fraction of what they had to endure while running these places. A different generation for sure
Great video and I'm glad that they are preserving this site and adding the walkway for people to view this monument to our history. Unfortunately it saddens me that it is also a monument to our loss of industry and jobs to out sourcing. We may end up regretting our lack of vision at some point. Those little balls are iron or pellets.
I was very happy to see it preserved as well. And definitely did not expect that walkway. Also I completely agree. This place along with countless other businesses that we have lost to outsourcing over the decades has hurt us a lot. Jobs and the people that loose them to higher prices on some things now, to even shortages of products we could very easily make right here.
Lol, I thought the same thing when I saw it. But I mean look at it, how could you not.. But yes this place was absolutely amazing. What a facility it must have been back in the day when it was up and running at Full Steam. The golden days of industrial, so beautiful, so simple, yet so dangerous. A weird combination
That is to ironic. I just drove past this on Sunday and was there the weekend before with Dan from Altoona. You were literally 20 minutes away from me. Shame you didn't reach out to me to say Hi.
Im sorry man, I had no idea. but now that I know I definitely will next time. Minute ago I want to get back out that way for something, and definitely had fun hanging out with you the last time. We should do another collaboration video if I make it back down there. That was fun
That walkway is such a fantastic idea, there should be more places like that to turn the derelict places into something for people to enjoy. It reminds me of Port Talbot steelworks in Wales which is still operational.
Yes, I agree. We pulled up to the back expecting to take some pictures from the parking lot and whatever else we found, but then there we noticed that walkway with a bunch of bushes and flowers on it. I said there's got to be a way up there, they wouldn't decorate that in an abandoned building. We followed the walkway for a little bit, and there was the stairs. I absolutely did not expect that, but I'm so happy they've opened it to the public and even built an area around it. I have seen pictures and videos of this place, but to see it in person is undescribable. One of the most amazing structures I've ever seen🙂
It was amazing to see in person. I've seen pictures, but it was so much more standing in front of it. Thinking of the sites and sounds, the people running around getting a day's work done, it must have been beautiful to see
It is beautiful. I've seen pictures but never imagined just how massive it is in person. One of the most impressive structures I've ever seen. It's about 4 hours from me, but we were making a trip right near there anyways so we stopped. Also swung back through there on the way home at night because it's all lit up with beautiful colors. There was more lights in the pictures I saw then when I was actually there, but it was still so cool to see. Hopefully you get to experience it as well. Thank you for commenting, have a wonderful day
Yay for being stuck in traffic 😅 This place was freezing awesome. Like a cathedral of steel and an adults adventure climbing frame... Very cool place... Makes me wonder why a company that made it's money through metal left all that metal behind. Millions of bucks there. 😮
I have heard from a lot of people since I've been there that were associated with it or people that were associated with it. There was a lot of great stories, but the stories that came from the people that were there towards the end were the sad ones. A lot of people lost work, people just trying to raise their families. But we push on, we step back up and hopefully figure it out🙂
I read somewhere that Bethlehem Steel was going to produce steel for the original twin towers of the World Trade Center but lost the bid to a cheaper company. I found that interesting. Awesome video, Rich!! 👍👍
Yeah, I can see that. It's still the same today. Also in 1960s new york, you had a lot more to deal with than just bids when building anything. Shit, you still do. 🤷♂️ And thank you, I found this entire place to just be mind blowing. The amount of Steel that is still stories above the ground 100 years later but also the unknown people that once climbed those stairways in the rain and snow, the shitty winters, the heat of the furnaces, the generations of people that fed their families going through that property. Building steel for things that built this country, building equipment that fought wars. Such history!!
Thank you for that, and sorry for the late reply. People had different names for it, but I had never heard the pig iron term, looked into it a little bit the other night and apparently it's been used for God knows how long and has many many purposes. I'm always trying to learn any history I can, and I found some good reads after your comment. Thank you again for that
Could you just imagine what it sounded like when it was in full operation, wow! It’s insane to see such a massive operation like this, really puts it into scale how big of an effort it took to supply steel for the war effort!
I keep saying the same thing. I've seen pictures and videos of this place in the past, but nothing could have prepared me for what it really was in person. Just standing there taking in this massive structure.
I think I can say it is the most impressive built structure thing that I have ever seen. And yes skyscrapers and buildings are much taller, but this was different, this is the inner workings of one of the biggest industries this country has ever seen.
Been thinking of the sights and sounds, the whistles, the yelling, the smoke, the trains, it must have been absolutely beautiful when bustling with livelihood.
I guess I should say beautiful to look back at. Jobs were tough back then, people were tough back then.
A different generation of people.
And generations that were raised with money people made just doing their everyday job there
that is so COOL !!!! this is a place I would like to visit. WOW
It was awesome, I had no idea we were stopping there. I've seen pictures of it over the years, but I could never have imagined it being so magnificent in person
This was me old stomping grounds! I had many family who worked here! Hope u r doing well, rich! Hope kitty is doing great too! We need more train live streams lol
That's awesome. And this place was an absolute treat. Knew I was headed down that way, but didn't know I was stopping there. I finally got to see it.😀
But otherwise, yes everybody is good. Myself, kitty, everybody LOL.
And I have been thinking about that lately myself, I'll probably head down there within the next few weeks to do at least one. I miss doing that, and I miss hanging out with everybody
Intro on site!!! WOOOOH!!!
Yeah, I actually remembered lol.
This maybe the only video that has one though, I'm not sure yet🤷♂️
This is really spectacular. Beautiful. Can you imagine when it was working? Great video Rich.
Thank you, it was such a pleasure to be able to walk around this place. Absolutely beautiful.
I've seen pictures of it over the years, but they never could have prepared me for just how massive and beautiful this place really is😍
Then to top it off, they put the walkway right up on the tracks so we can get even closer.
We had such a great day
Amazing place Rich!!
Thank you, we had an absolute blast.
And I know I said it in another reply, but happy Thanksgiving my friend.
Keep spreading that smile 😃
@@richdiscoveries happy Thanksgiving Rich... Always!
I just don’t understand how such a place could go out of business. Steel will never go out of demand.
Owners did not like the Union Labor so they moved operations overseas ( mostly to China?) early off shoring of jobs
Yup, that's basically it.
Cheap importing, cheap labor.
Outsourced to low cost foriegn mills corperate greed neo conservative economics you know trickle down
We have a Bethlehem Steel Plant in Lackawanna, NY which is still in partial operation. Unfortunately there was a fire a few years back and a lot of it was destroyed. Still very cool. My grandparents both worked at Bethlehem. The police at one point was completely under the payroll of Bethlehem Steel here. They basically ran the town. Lackawanna actually gets it name from Bethlehem Steel, as they took it from Lackawanna County, PA.
That is extremely interesting, thank you for sharing that. And yes, I've seen and know of a lot of New York police that were on payrolls when I was younger. Mostly out in Brooklyn and that area. But that was a long time ago.
Since I went out to this place I have met and talked to a lot of people that had family who worked there at one point. And I know it's a big place and was there for decades, but I still find it cool that so many people have Family Ties to it.
I will look into the New York Factory as well, sounds interesting. Thank you again
Those "little balls" are iron ore.
One of the basic component for making iron. ( Iron ore, coke, and limestone )
Thats Amazing
Great explore !!! YOU ROCK !
This place was incredible to experience. I had so much fun. Best part is I didn't even know I was coming here. An untold stop on our route.
We came over the hill, started coming down, I saw the Stacks in the background and was like, holy shit. 😃
@@richdiscoveries it really is amazing !
Happy Thanksgiving my friend.
I hope you are having a wonderful day.
God Bless. And never stop smiling 🙂
@@richdiscoveries Thank you ! Hope you and your family have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving !
This could be the best explore you've done. It's a glimpse at America's once mighty industrial footprint. I have got to see this place some day. Those round little pellets are iron ore. They would have been shipped in by rail. The CN railway still ships iron ore pellets in 1920s built cars in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Man, imagine what it looked and sounded like when Bethlehem was cranking steel out of that place like mad. Ah, freaking glorious!!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Take care, Rich!
And yes, Woohoo to waking up with a back ache! Every freaking morning! XD
Likely by a freighter. At least to Ohio. Sorry, but I didn't see them ID'd before I made my comment. I'm from Michigan, so I knew immediately.
Thank you man, this place was absolutely amazing to finally see in person. I've seen pictures, but nothing could have prepared me for standing there looking up at it. What a sight!!
We even went up a hill across town to see what it looked like from far away and it literally towers over the entire city.
Is a beautiful piece of yesterday that is literally larger than life.
And yes, I was just trying to imagine the sights and sounds, the smoke, the people, the yelling, everything!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family my friend.
God bless
Incredible American steel, there's a fee good docs about the plant. I do wish she was still running.
It was amazing to see. Just standing there, taking it all in, Imagining the sights and the sounds.
Furnaces running at full speed, the smoke, the people scurrying around inside and out making it happen.
I do wish we were still there as well, and maybe we can make it happen again. Just takes people that want it to happen.
Thank you for commenting, have a wonderful day
Imagine being a millwright mechanic there? Be a tough job in those conditions
The heat of those furnaces, the size of the parts and equipment, climbing those staircases in snow storms, lightning, ECT.
And that's not even a fraction of what they had to endure while running these places.
A different generation for sure
Great video and I'm glad that they are preserving this site and adding the walkway for people to view this monument to our history. Unfortunately it saddens me that it is also a monument to our loss of industry and jobs to out sourcing. We may end up regretting our lack of vision at some point. Those little balls are iron or pellets.
I was very happy to see it preserved as well. And definitely did not expect that walkway.
Also I completely agree. This place along with countless other businesses that we have lost to outsourcing over the decades has hurt us a lot. Jobs and the people that loose them to higher prices on some things now, to even shortages of products we could very easily make right here.
Ay up me owd cocka.
Wow, what a truly amazing place. Reminds somewhat of the Rust map on COD.
Loved it 👍🙂
Lol, I thought the same thing when I saw it. But I mean look at it, how could you not..
But yes this place was absolutely amazing. What a facility it must have been back in the day when it was up and running at Full Steam.
The golden days of industrial, so beautiful, so simple, yet so dangerous. A weird combination
That is to ironic. I just drove past this on Sunday and was there the weekend before with Dan from Altoona. You were literally 20 minutes away from me. Shame you didn't reach out to me to say Hi.
Small world! I was in that neck of the woods this past weekend as well 😂
@@jenniferp.9074 Very small world. Lol.
Im sorry man, I had no idea. but now that I know I definitely will next time. Minute ago I want to get back out that way for something, and definitely had fun hanging out with you the last time.
We should do another collaboration video if I make it back down there. That was fun
@@richdiscoveries perhaps next time. Glad you got to see it finally and hope you enjoyed it. 😉
That walkway is such a fantastic idea, there should be more places like that to turn the derelict places into something for people to enjoy. It reminds me of Port Talbot steelworks in Wales which is still operational.
Yes, I agree.
We pulled up to the back expecting to take some pictures from the parking lot and whatever else we found, but then there we noticed that walkway with a bunch of bushes and flowers on it. I said there's got to be a way up there, they wouldn't decorate that in an abandoned building. We followed the walkway for a little bit, and there was the stairs. I absolutely did not expect that, but I'm so happy they've opened it to the public and even built an area around it.
I have seen pictures and videos of this place, but to see it in person is undescribable. One of the most amazing structures I've ever seen🙂
This will blow up
Ahh Bethlehem Steel once the power house of american steel production.
It was amazing to see in person. I've seen pictures, but it was so much more standing in front of it.
Thinking of the sites and sounds, the people running around getting a day's work done, it must have been beautiful to see
I never knew about this! I have to check it out.
It is beautiful. I've seen pictures but never imagined just how massive it is in person. One of the most impressive structures I've ever seen.
It's about 4 hours from me, but we were making a trip right near there anyways so we stopped.
Also swung back through there on the way home at night because it's all lit up with beautiful colors.
There was more lights in the pictures I saw then when I was actually there, but it was still so cool to see.
Hopefully you get to experience it as well. Thank you for commenting, have a wonderful day
Yay for being stuck in traffic 😅 This place was freezing awesome. Like a cathedral of steel and an adults adventure climbing frame... Very cool place... Makes me wonder why a company that made it's money through metal left all that metal behind. Millions of bucks there. 😮
How very sad. I remember how a friend of mine from long ago how he had a job at that plant before he was let go before the plant shut down.
I have heard from a lot of people since I've been there that were associated with it or people that were associated with it.
There was a lot of great stories, but the stories that came from the people that were there towards the end were the sad ones.
A lot of people lost work, people just trying to raise their families.
But we push on, we step back up and hopefully figure it out🙂
I read somewhere that Bethlehem Steel was going to produce steel for the original twin towers of the World Trade Center but lost the bid to a cheaper company. I found that interesting. Awesome video, Rich!! 👍👍
Yeah, I can see that. It's still the same today.
Also in 1960s new york, you had a lot more to deal with than just bids when building anything.
Shit, you still do. 🤷♂️
And thank you, I found this entire place to just be mind blowing. The amount of Steel that is still stories above the ground 100 years later but also the unknown people that once climbed those stairways in the rain and snow, the shitty winters, the heat of the furnaces, the generations of people that fed their families going through that property.
Building steel for things that built this country, building equipment that fought wars. Such history!!
Funny to see a walk way built around a steel mill using steel from china
Yes, I'm sure it was. I think that's where the majority of the steel comes from these days.
Ironic, isn't it
Those are taconite pellets
Technically speaking, yes.
That's pig iron in the rail cars.
Thank you for that, and sorry for the late reply.
People had different names for it, but I had never heard the pig iron term, looked into it a little bit the other night and apparently it's been used for God knows how long and has many many purposes.
I'm always trying to learn any history I can, and I found some good reads after your comment.
Thank you again for that
The greenies forced us to be dependent on Chinese steel.