Steel Industry
Sergio Galazia
Mr. Flick
College Writing II-8:00
23 September 2012
The Rise, The Fall, and the Rebirth of Youngstown’s Steel Industry
Youngstown Ohio was once a booming steel production city located in Mahoning County just west of the Pennsylvania border. Many young adults who were raised in or around Youngstown can remember hearing about “the good old days” or back when “the mills were up and running.” It was a much different town then. Basically every family from Youngstown had at least one family member who worked in one of the local mills. The local economy was striving, good jobs were readily available, and there was a certain amount of pride about this town. This is the complete opposite of what young adults in Youngstown see and feel today. Since the mills closed in the late 70’s and early 80’s Youngstown has never been quite the same. Anyone who drives down I-680 can see the remains of all the Industrial buildings that now look like the ruins of an abandoned city. The citizens of Youngstown have been looking for some type of an economic boost since the closing of the mills. It was thought by many that the days of being known as the “steel valley” were long gone; however, it looks as if there is a chance at redemption for Youngstown to become a striving steel industry once again.
Youngstown was once known as one of the largest steel cities in America. Steel mills ran along the Mahoning Valley for over 25 miles along the banks of the Mahoning River. Now all of these mills are abandoned industrial buildings that have been disintegrating over the past 30 years. The steel mills in Youngstown employed roughly 10,000 people in the late 1970’s (Wypijewski 1). Youngstown steel producers started to take large hits due to foreign steel producers flooding the market with cut rate steel. This process would later become known as “dumping.” Problems with foreign steel producers did not happen overnight. In the article “Soviet Steel Supremacy?”, it
Mr. Flick
College Writing II-8:00
23 September 2012
The Rise, The Fall, and the Rebirth of Youngstown’s Steel Industry
Youngstown Ohio was once a booming steel production city located in Mahoning County just west of the Pennsylvania border. Many young adults who were raised in or around Youngstown can remember hearing about “the good old days” or back when “the mills were up and running.” It was a much different town then. Basically every family from Youngstown had at least one family member who worked in one of the local mills. The local economy was striving, good jobs were readily available, and there was a certain amount of pride about this town. This is the complete opposite of what young adults in Youngstown see and feel today. Since the mills closed in the late 70’s and early 80’s Youngstown has never been quite the same. Anyone who drives down I-680 can see the remains of all the Industrial buildings that now look like the ruins of an abandoned city. The citizens of Youngstown have been looking for some type of an economic boost since the closing of the mills. It was thought by many that the days of being known as the “steel valley” were long gone; however, it looks as if there is a chance at redemption for Youngstown to become a striving steel industry once again.
Youngstown was once known as one of the largest steel cities in America. Steel mills ran along the Mahoning Valley for over 25 miles along the banks of the Mahoning River. Now all of these mills are abandoned industrial buildings that have been disintegrating over the past 30 years. The steel mills in Youngstown employed roughly 10,000 people in the late 1970’s (Wypijewski 1). Youngstown steel producers started to take large hits due to foreign steel producers flooding the market with cut rate steel. This process would later become known as “dumping.” Problems with foreign steel producers did not happen overnight. In the article “Soviet Steel Supremacy?”, it
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