Who was the chairman of Bethlehem Steel in 1939?
Legend has it that in September 1939 Bethlehem Steel Corp. Chairman Eugene Grace was teeing off at the Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course when a caddie ran up to his foursome and announced that World War II had just begun.
Where did Bethlehem Steel have a manufacturing plant?
Apart from the home plant in Bethlehem, the company owned plants in Johnstown, Pottstown, Steelton, Lebanon, Williamsport, Baltimore, Buffalo, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. And Bethlehem Steel, with its fleet of 26 ships, was the Panama Canal’s second-best customer in 1940, having paid more than $1 million in tolls.
Is the Bethlehem Steel Stacks open to the public?
EPILOGUE: As of 2019, the Bethlehem Steel Stacks are a vibrant part of Bethlehem’s cultural scene – concerts are held on a stage at the base of the blast furnaces, which are lit up at night. The elevated trestle is now open to the public and looks down into the gas blowing rooms.
What kind of bridges are Bethlehem Steel responsible for?
Bethlehem Steel is responsible for building the skeletons of many of the most famous bridges and skyscrapers in the country, including the George Washington Bridge and Chrysler Building in New York, and the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. The patriarch leading the charge during this golden era was Eugene Grace.
What was the name of the Bethlehem Steel Company?
But that limp lineup can’t exactly explain away Bethlehem, because over the years it wasn’t just any steel company. It was Little Steel, a close second to Big Steel–variously known as U.S. Steel (No. 3 on the first 500 list), USX, and to its competitors, always, “the Corporation.”
How old was Bethlehem Steel when it died?
Had Bethlehem lived, it would have turned 100 this year. People die of old age; companies normally don’t. So this famous corporate death calls for an autopsy–a close inspection of the afflictions that laid Bethlehem out on a steel slab.
When did Charlie Schwab take over Bethlehem Steel?
Charlie Schwab, a charming bon vivant and risk taker, was a legend in the steel business, and Grace became one as well. Tall, autocratic, yet hard working, Grace took over steel operations for Schwab in 1913 and, amazingly, was still running Bethlehem in the mid-1950s, when FORTUNE began the 500.
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