Steel Town 1944

A film about the steel mill town of Youngstown,Ohio and its workers in 1944.To license footage from this subject, go to: http://www.travelfilmarchive.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• steel
• mill
• Youngstown
• Ohio
• factory
• trains
• steam
• shovel
• iron
• ore
• blast
• furnace
• stock
• footage
• 1944
• 1940s
• high
• school
• cafeteria
• football
• business
• meeting
• ingots
• open
• hearth

[cjjack123]

You people are clueless. The rust belt made this country what it is as an economic and military power. The rust belt is gone and hence so are both. It is time for the people of this country to have an actual say in what they want instead of it being dictated to them. Do not put your faith in any politicans, both parties, you will only be disappointed. The people built the towns and without them they have decayed. It is horrible to see our country falling apart in front of our very own eyes.

[ccmaryann]

This is awesome yet depressing at the same time. It is so sad what we have lost as a city and as a nation. Our "service" economy hardly instills such a sense of pride. I really dont think these "rich" unionized steelworkers ruined this. It was the greedy corporate faction and the politicians, Republican AND Democrat that achieved this. Wake up! They are all the same! They have it all now. I would love to see American made goods again. I would love to see this wonderful city alive again.

[marinegrunt76]

Your vote means nothing.Your either voting for the devil in blue or the devil in pink.

[Wa3ypx]

Wilson and South are both gone. No more stell valley football cause there aint no more steel valley cause there aint no more steel. Last guy out shut off the lights!

[Wa3ypx]

@marinegrunt76 two miles East of nowhere. If you find the market street bridge, there will be an office building there for Republic steel. Go in tell 'em who you are, then tell 'em who you want to be. That cant get enough people for the all the jobs.

[mikejones1003]

I can't believe this was my hometown. The part about the mills being quiet, and streets empty hit me especially hard. That's how it is now. The city I saw in this video is totally different and indistinguishable from what is there now.

[mikejones1003]

@marinegrunt76 All gone...there is nothing left. Just an open field and a few old buildings.

[marinegrunt76]

Hi, hey does anyone know where this steel plant is located in Youngstown? I would love to work there.It looks like good work and probably pays good.Ok thanks

[TheOpposed50]

@marinegrunt76

Really?? If you worked in steel, you'd see almost every sheet is stamped "port of los angles" ... Meaning it was IMPORTED from other nations.

[traditionalsmith]

@gopconservative78 first off, if you imply that I am a supporter of Obama, I am most certainly not. Obama is just another scumbag politician. Also, I suggest you give your definitions of "communist" and "communism" before going any further.

[gopconservative78]

@traditionalsmith Unions are communist leeches that ruin the economy just like your Magic Negro and Stalin

[traditionalsmith]

@gopconservative78 first off, unions are there to keep the workers from becoming slaves (at least more slave-like). Secondly, I'm assuming you don't know what communism really is (hint: stalin wasn't a communist and neither is Obama)