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The Rust Belt, formerly the Steel Belt or Factory Belt, is an area of the United States that underwent substantial industrial decline in the late 20th century. The region is centered in the Great Lake
The rusting steel stacks of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of the largest steel manufacturers for most of the 20th century until it abruptly discontinued most of its manufacturing in 1982, declared bankruptcy in 2001 and dissolved in 2003
A disused grain elevator in Buffalo, New York
An abandoned Fisher auto body plant in Detroit
The Huber Breaker in Ashley, Pennsylvania, one of the largest anthracite coal breakers in North America; opened in the 1930s and closed in the 1970s.
Bethlehem Steel
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The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Until its closure in 2003, it was one of the world's largest steel-producing and shipbuild
Rust Belt
…The rusting steel stacks of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of the largest steel manufacturers for most of the 20th century until it abruptly discontinued most of its manufacturing…
Bethlehem Steel Works, an 1881 watercolor by Joseph Pennell
The Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, photographed by William H. Rau in 1896
A preferred share of Bethlehem Steel Corporation stock, issued July 6, 1911
The Bethlehem Steel mill in 1930