Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic Book Signing & Presentation

Join us Father’s Day weekend, Saturday, June 14th at 2 PM for a marvelous event reminiscing on Bethlehem’s noteworthy history in the steel industry.

John & Steve Landis, Author and Photographer of Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic, will be signing copies of their book from 1-4 PM and conducting a presentation at 2 PM which delves into history of Bethlehem Steel, as well as the information in the book.

The event is Free to attend, but registration is required for the presentation.

Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic Description

In 2001, the unthinkable happened when Bethlehem Steel declared bankruptcy after nearly a century and a half of making iron and steel for bridges, buildings, dams, railroad rail, ships, armor plating, armaments, and numerous other products. When the flagship plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania closed, it sat abandoned for some years before the hallowed site was repurposed with a casino, hotel, restaurants, and shops. During the time in between, Steven M. Landis had rare, sanctioned access to photograph the derelict plant, capturing incredible photography of many never-before-seen and likely never-to-be-seen-again perspectives by climbing everything he could, both inside and outside the abandoned buildings, including to the top of the blast furnaces. When combined with his artistic eye, the viewers will find that Steven’s camerawork truly elevates Bethlehem Steel photography. His dad, John K. Landis, subsequently became a Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites tour guide in 2019 and began showing those photographs – published here for the first time – to visitors in order to reveal sections of the shuttered plant that were inaccessible or altogether gone. John wrote the accompanying text after hosting hundreds of Bethlehem Steel plant tours.