The loss of one plant led to the loss of another and another and another. In total, some say the collapse of the steel industry left the Mahoning Valley with a total loss of nearly 40,000 jobs.
The impact of the loss is still felt today when you drive down the street and see the vacant homes, empty land and crumbling infrastructure.
Black Monday remembered
Frank Castro was frustrated. He knew his job at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.’s Campbell Works would be over soon.
Lawyer recalls effort to keep steel alive
When struck by a loss, family members turn to one another for support.
As the steel industry was being taken away from Youngstown, steelworkers and the community were ready to fight to save thousands of jobs.
Growth still possible for Valley industries
Andy Kostecki would get an eerie feeling when he went into the skeletons of former steel mills. Kostecki, a welder and fabricator for Casey Equipment, would travel throughout the U.S. to find old machinery inside the mills, bring them back to the former Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.’s Campbell Works and fix them up.
Steel loss continues into 2000s
In just a few short years, two Mahoning County companies had closed up steel operations.
Photographer recalls a heavy missionAs the steel industry was being taken away from Youngstown, steelworkers and the community were ready to fight to save thousands of jobs.
Growth still possible for Valley industries
Andy Kostecki would get an eerie feeling when he went into the skeletons of former steel mills. Kostecki, a welder and fabricator for Casey Equipment, would travel throughout the U.S. to find old machinery inside the mills, bring them back to the former Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.’s Campbell Works and fix them up.
Steel loss continues into 2000s
In just a few short years, two Mahoning County companies had closed up steel operations.
Percy Kelty can sure tell a story. One story in particular almost tells itself. Kelty, 93 of Youngstown, worked as the corporate photographer at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.