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South Works. Coordinates: 41°44′30″N 87°32′0″W. South Works is an area in the South Chicago part of Chicago, Illinois, near the mouth of the Calumet River, that was previously home to a now-closed and vacant US Steel manufacturing plant. The area is called "South Works" because that was the name of the now-shuttered steel plant.
The Illinois Steel Company was founded in 1889 following the consolidation of three companies; The North Chicago Rolling Mill Company had plants in Chicago, South Chicago, Chicago (1880), and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1868), The Union Iron Company (1863) of Chicago and the Joliet Steel Company (1870) were also involved in the merge.
South Deering, located on Chicago 's far South Side, is the largest of the 77 official community areas of that city. Primarily an industrial area, a small residential neighborhood exists in the northeast corner and Lake Calumet takes up a large portion of the area. 80% of the community area is zoned as industrial, natural wetlands, or parks.
Early 20th century Madeline Blast furnace [1] The Inland Steel Company was an American steel company active in 1893–1998. Its history as an independent firm thus spanned much of the 20th century. It was headquartered in Chicago at the landmark Inland Steel Building . Inland Steel was an integrated steel company that reduced iron ore to steel.
South Chicago, Chicago. / 41.7400°N 87.550°W / 41.7400; -87.550. South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois . This chevron -shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.
Hegewisch, Chicago. Baltimore Avenue is the main commercial street of Hegewisch. / 41.6600°N 87.5500°W / 41.6600; -87.5500. Hegewisch (pronounced / ˈhɛɡˌwɪʃ / "heg-wish" by the locals) is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and ...
A. Finkl & Sons Steel. Coordinates: 41.7248°N 87.5898°W. Lincoln Park location in 2011 (now demolished) A. Finkl & Sons Steel or Finkl Steel is a steel mill that operates in the South Side of Chicago (previously the Near North Side) [1] and has been in business since 1879 [2] or 1880. [3] [4]
The rusting steel stacks of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of the world's largest manufacturers of steel for most of the 20th century. In 1982, however, Bethlehem Steel suspended most of its manufacturing. The company filed bankruptcy in 2001 and was dissolved in 2003. The Rust Belt, formerly the Steel Belt, is a region of ...