Bethlehem Steel (Bethlehem, PA) | into funereal stillness
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each of them slowed, turned,
and with a long exhale looked back, and subconsciously knew
that in this moment of passing we were inextricably linked,
that as they struggled onward,
i would sink
into dust and spiderwebs,
into forgotten memories and funereal stillness.
it was a cold day, and clouds boiled in the sky,
and the sun was only an unkind illusion
soon buried forever behind the veil of night.
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Photograph and text by Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America. Photograph taken in 2006 at the abandoned Bethlehem Steel complex in Bethlehem PA. The majority of the Bethlehem Steel site has since been incorporated into the Steel Stacks and Sands Casino.
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Comments
By Mark: Love these pics, have been to the plant many times
great work here. I love abandoned America By john mc gauley: only in the states a week got a ironworkers job at bethlehem steel in allentown Penn I think they were building a lot of Blast fur there at that time bars and girls were great By Sandra: Love these pictures. I grew up in East Chicago IN and the steel mills (particularly Inland Steel) were a HUGE presence and part of our lives. Many friends and family worked/work in the steel mills of NW Indiana, my father included. I now live in Chesterton IN and the neighboring town Burns Harbor has a still functioning Bethlehem Steel where my nephew works (he is also a photographer, but... money...) . Love your work and also your commentary.