Sonja Hutson
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44 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3d ago
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It was the area's largest employer.
But the U.S.
economy changed a lot in the 1970s and 80s.
And it hit the company hard.
Bill had a plan like a lot of other Americans from his generation, work 30 years at the same place and collect a pension after retirement.
But that didn't work out for him or for a lot of other U.S.
blue-collar workers in the late 20th century.
The Bethlehem Steel Plant shut down in the late 90s, and the company went bankrupt in the early 2000s.
As he saw the ship going down, Bill realized he needed a new career.
So in his mid to late 30s, he pivoted to one of the major industries that would come in to replace steel manufacturing in Bethlehem.
That's healthcare.
Bill became a nurse, and he still works part-time to this day.
He's really a living example of how a local economy can adjust after a major disruption.
In this episode, we're going to walk you through the life and death of Bethlehem Steel and what happened to the city after that.
I'm Sonia Hudson, and this is The Bethlehem Project, the series where we look at U.S.
economic and political issues through the lens of one city.
Andrea Zaya is shuffling through a stack of laminated archival photos.
She's the president and CEO of the National Museum of Industrial History here in Bethlehem.
And she pulls out a black and white picture of a young man in a 19th century suit.
It is.
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