Bucyrus-Erie Remains

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Bucyrus-Erie Remains
Bucyrus-Erie Remains

"The Bucyrus-Erie Foundry once stood in Glassport, PA. Originally opened in 1899 as the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry, the plant employed fewer than 50 workers, but this number grew to 3,200 four decades later to help World War II efforts. The foundry produced armor steel, tank turrets, huge anchors for war ships and several war items. In 1959 the company occupied the property from Third to Seventh streets, and it later became Textron Inc., then Pittron. In 1974, a Milwaukee mining, drilling and construction equipment company that needed high-quality casting took over. The name then became the Bucyrus-Erie Foundry. The plant closed in September of 1981.
The building sat abandoned for many years, becoming a hangout for kids in the area. In June of 2014, a 13 year old fell 30 feet from one of the steel beams of the structure, sustaining multiple injuries. In response, the mayor stated that the structure should be taken down. This was the inspiration to finally bring about the removal of the structure."
Abandoned, Old and Interesting Places - Western PA

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Taken on: November 25, 2009
Sets appears in:   • Stuff that's Gone    • McKeesport & Glassport, PA   
Groups appears in:   • Antiquity Abating    • Old & Forgotten    more » • Any Derelict Building    • Abandoned Places and Things    • Old & Abandonned    • Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty    • Monongahela River Valley    • Western Pennsylvania    • Wrecks & Ruins (no 30/60 limit!)    • ► AbAnDoNmEnT / AbAnDoNo (New buddyicon!!)    • I Love Abandonment! - NO people shots!    • The decayed and the abandoned    • Shabby old houses and buildings    • forgotten Pennsylvania    • Take It Outside!    • Abandoned Structures    • Mission Abandoned    • Abandoned Pennsylvania    • Abandoned United States of America    • Broken America    • Ruins and Rust~(NO PEOPLE)    • Lost (buildings, homes, vintage signs)    • Forgotten Towns of the Eastern United States    • McKeesport PA    • Abandoned, Decayed & Forgotten    • Abandoned and Forgotten    • It's Gone    • Cities Without People    • ANCIENT RELICS    • Everything Rusty    • AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER    « less
Camera: Sony DSC-W7, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, 7.9mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Sony DSC-W7
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length: 7.9mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Photos 4.0
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