End of steel in Youngstown: Blast furnaces came down 35 years ago

End of steel in Youngstown: Blast furnaces came down 35 years ago

[@LebanonBologna40]

The workers stood behind a fence while the executives and their wives got a concession stand...sounds like just one reason steel plants were closing.

[@mosesmarlboro5401]

I've seen a lot of things in my time. But to this day, those blast furnaces coming down makes me the saddest

[@dasboot5387]

That’s sickening to see and a shame that the people who made the steel and money for those executives that cheered for its demolition

[@AppalachianMotors]

I miss wheeling steel my family worked there for generations

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Glad Rick was there and he's trying hard to keep the memories alive.

[@kd4baoc612]

Seems just like it happened yesterday. Time Marches on

[@user-ww3js8ci7d]

Sad to see such monoliths of human genius destroyed.

[@johnindermuehle7632]

God that's such a sad sight.

[@edbigtruck]

Very sad to see them come down. At Least Bethlehem has kept theirs As a reminder of the past.

[@realfunny7]

wonder when they will do this to Lorain Works USS/Kobe which turned into RTI that ruined Lorain Ohio - 30 yrs, i worked there

[@kelvintorrence5994]

so the big shots got hotdogs and a coke, the real workers where fenced in no food or drink, it does not sound right too me

[@enthalpiaentropia7804]

What a shame..!

[@midway27272727]

The Chinese Government thanks all the Steel executives and US government officials that help make this possible.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

And those pesky, little domestic, non-union, EAF "mini-mills" that have cropped up all over the country.

[@CharlieFlask]

Allied erecting and dismantling made a fortune tearing down factories and steel mills...

[@robertturosik416]

Why are they cheering? This is sad.

[@obfuscated3090]

Rust Belt cities chose economic monocultures and lost the bet. Compare to successful cities with high growth to see what should have been done so more don't repeat the same mistakes. There are plenty of US cities with strong job markets and booming local economies but they diversified their businesses long ago. Americans have plenty of American success to copy, but industrial monocultures of any kind are dangerous. Even the oil industry is feast or famine.

[@CShermPlatinumShines]

so many jobs lost RIP steel mills of the USA

[@billfeld5883]

Hard too make America great again when we torn down the things that made us great, and a willingness to do any job necessary!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@derail14]

and lier trump told all those peeps he would bring all those mills back,ha ,ha ha they fell for it and voted for him ys got a long wait before that mill comes back, a real long wait.

[@macneoh7418]

@suny123boy1 Democrats are dumb as fuck.

[@brianmumau4404]

Hey did his best but Big government already sold out America

[@oprahsgreasyanus4252]

The mills still aren't back, but those fools voted for him in 2020 and JD Vance in 2022