"Sparrows Point: An American Steel Story" Trailer

"Sparrows Point: an American Steel Story" is a new, limited-edition podcast debuting in winter 2021. Check out this trailer for a preview of what's in store on the upcoming series.
This podcast is produced through a partnership between WYPR and the Baltimore Museum of Industry as part of the museum’s Bethlehem Steel Legacy Project. The Bethlehem Steel Legacy Project is a multi-year community engagement and preservation initiative to document the 125-year history of the steelmaking giant, made possible through the generous support of Tradepoint Atlantic. This six-part podcast series is sponsored by Maryland Humanities.
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[@fracatdiesel3159]

Worked all around that baby for 13yrs from the ore peir to the 68"hotstrip. Hard days and great memories Grandfather & Father worked there also. A millwrights wonderland. When ya got to the top of the key bridge (Day or Night shift) you could tell what kind of day it was gonna be by what stacks were running from the B.O.F/sinter strands/ ballmills/meltshop/casters/hotstrip/hot dip/pickle/tin & coldroll
Great memories.

[@paulvoit5610]

My dad worked there as Material Foreman in the Rod and Wire Mill.

[@doctorromex7804]

I cant wait to hear it

[@paulbroderick8438]

People earning a very high rate of pay, for mostly unskilled work, thought it would last forever.

[@ryanbratoc]

My grandmother ,grandfather, grandfather on my mother's side and my Dad all worked for Bethlehem Steel all for 30 to 40 years each in Baltimore those jobs just don't exist anymore its sad!

[@lisk3822]

The need for those jobs don't exist anymore. Leading up to WWII the US did not have a large military so it was built from scratch using steel. After the war, everyone started buying cars and the need for steel continued. Today, we buy a lot of foreign cars and our buildup the the military isn't urgent. Not to mention like this guy said, the Unions owed retirees a lot of money and the company couldn't pay them. Unions have good and bad points, but the unreasonable demands put a lot of companies out of business.