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Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost
"We saw the writing on the wall, we knew it was coming."
Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost Bethlehem Steel's a conglomeration of other steel plants that were...
I Was All Over That Mill
"I got to watch that. This was big for me. It was something that I just dearly loved..."
Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for I Was All Over That Mill Bethlehem Steel had...
Here on Earth to Help Each Other
"...we must do it in a good way so we don’t destroy our earth." https://youtu.be/D22an8Fjwhc Part two in a two-part story. Transcript for Here on Earth to Help Each Other Always, whenever you spoke of Gary, people said, “Oh, the...
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
"The guy who was over the department...said that I might have some problems because they had never had anybody black in the office." https://youtu.be/qKy4UZsE6vw Transcript for Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained When I graduated from high school, I got a job...
Competition Came In
“What happened with the steel industry is foreign steel.”
Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Title of Story Bethlehem Steel supposedly came to the Midwest and moved into U.S. Steel’s territory, supposedly after...
It’s the American Dream
"We were good workers, and we did our job well, but we didn't have a passion. You have to have a passion in life." https://youtu.be/cuvzBAE2org Transcript for It's the American Dream You come here for work, and you work in...
Really Nice Subdivision
"I think that a lot of the affluent white people here, if you really got inside their heads, they’d just prefer it to be lily-white."
This story is part of our Flight Paths...
It Takes Time
"I can’t imagine why some forward-thinking company wouldn’t want to do something..."
This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by Rebecca Werner for the Welcome Project. Transcript for It Takes Time...
Division Road
“There can be some tension. But it doesn’t seem to be that way, especially in this northwest area up here.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/328576887" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose...
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