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The Stacks

These are the old stacks from Bethlehem Steel, they are now part of the Smithsonian Museum I believe. The old property was made into a new slots casino, which I happen to like.
There is a ton of history here.
I hit the slots with a friend before I had to pick up my son today, good deal; I doubled my cash.

Info:The legendary Bethlehem Steel Corporation was the second largest steel company in the United States. The company began in 1857 as the Saucona Iron Company, and through the years was known as The Bethlehem Rolling Mill and Iron Company, The Bethlehem Iron Company, and finally in 1899 assumed the name Bethlehem Steel Company. Construction on the first blast furnace in Southside Bethlehem began in 1861, and started operating in 1863. One of the first machine shops was completed in 1865, and a second blast furnace went into operation in 1867. During World War I and World War II, Bethlehem Steel produced armor plate and ordnance for the U.S. armed forces, and the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation?s 15 shipyards produced over 1,100 ships, more than any other builder during the war.

freehand, light rain
PS: C&B, saturation

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