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Bethlehem Steel North Office

By Jay Goldman December 30, 2011

Rusted, open electrical breaker panel set into a wall of heavily peeling paint in an abandoned industrial office. — Panel

Close-up of green paint peeling and curling off a rusted metal wall in the abandoned Bethlehem Steel office. — Paint

A toppled illuminated "EXIT" sign lying amid rubble and peeling paint in an abandoned tile-walled room. — Exit

A rusted, fire-scorched tower of stacked electrical outlets stands in a burned-out, decaying industrial office. — Plugs

Rusted metal filing cabinet drawer in an abandoned office, its handwritten label reading "FINISHED. — FINISHED

Rusted electrical outlet on a wall of thickly peeling green and yellow paint in an abandoned building. — Left Turn

Faded red hand-painted cursive "Mr." lettering on a weathered, peeling sign in an abandoned industrial building. — Mn.

A weathered blue hard hat coated in dust rests on a dusty ledge in an abandoned industrial office. — Head

Dusty binder labeled "BALANCES" atop yellowed service forms on an abandoned steel-mill office desk. — BALANCES

Weathered, cracked "DANGER MEN WORKING HOT AC" warning sign on a rusted steel column in an abandoned mill. — DANG MEN WORKN HOT AC

Rusted Federal Signal Corporation "Vibratone" alarm bell mounted on a cracked, tiled wall. — Vibratone

Yellow tiled wall stenciled with "Ceramics Only" and "Tin Only," each with a black arrow pointing down. — Racist

Dusty file folders with worn tab dividers in an open drawer, backlit by a bright window. — Filed

Dust-covered abandoned steel-mill ledger showing a "No. of Tests" table with rows like Degasser and Aluminum First Final. — Tests

Old glass bottle on a shelf in a dark room, handwritten label reading "Meriam Oil, Sp. Gr. 1.0 — Oil

Auction tag reading "LOT NO." from Industrial Plants Corporation Auctioneers, nailed to peeling paint on abandoned equipment. — Lot No. 111

A rusted porcelain sink hangs on a decaying wall in an abandoned office strewn with rubble and scattered papers. — Sink

Paint peeling and curling off a dark, decaying wall in the dim light of an abandoned building — Peel

Yellowed handbook page reading "it's our pleasure…" from Precision Rubber Products, 5555 Main St, Buffalo 21, N.Y. — It's our pleasure

A ghostly figure reflected in a grimy mirror above rusted soap dispensers in an abandoned tiled restroom. — Ghost of motionblur

Rusted metal filing cabinet drawers hang open at odd angles in an abandoned, decaying office — Drawers

Dusty industrial control panel with rows of illuminated buttons labeled "Computer Cycle," "Control Cycle," and "System Alarms. — Panel

Weathered auction tag reading "LOT NO." and "Industrial Plants Corporation Auctioneers" wired to a rusted metal lever. — Lot No. 1092

Weathered metal floor tiles scattered across an abandoned industrial space, one catching a bright shaft of light. — Floor

RUN" spray-painted in red on a grimy window overlooking a hazy industrial skyline at dusk. — NUR

Rusted cast-iron radiator with peeling paint against a cracked concrete wall. — Rad

Rusted antique adding machine or typewriter sitting on a wooden desk in an abandoned, debris-strewn room — Protoputer

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