Construction is set to begin this fall on the $25 million four-story performing arts center. It will sit just south of the old blast furnaces.
The arts center will include a two-screen cinema that will show independent films, a bistro and an area called the PodZone. The PodZone will feature furniture arranged around flat-screened televisions, which will allow patrons to do everything from sharing Powerpoint presentations to playing Guitar Hero.
The building will also include a cabaret-type … (5 comments)
Tuesday, May 9th, was Bethlehem Sands Casino's Grand opening celebration. Even though the casino has been open since May 22nd, it kicked off it's official opening at the former Bethlehem Steel's site.
Instead of a ribbon cutting ceremony, a torch was used to cut the ceremonial steel chain to the shrill clanging of a 650-pound whistle from the SS Normandy, a French cruise liner whose salvaged whistle was used to mark shift changes at the steel plant - at just about 1 o'clock.
Gov. Rendell and company and local luminaries were on hand to dedicate the slots … (4 comments)
Well, not really. It turns out that the new "Transformers 2" movie, set to be released during the summer of 2009, is being filmed in south Bethlehem, where the old Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces are. Filming started last night and will continue this evening and Wednesday evening.
The Bethlehem Steel plant is being transformed into a fictional, war-ravaged Chinese city or the movie.
The scenes from Bethlehem Steel will be featured in the opening of the movie, along with giant shape-shifting robots.
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bethlehem steel: The Lehigh Valley "Iron Pigs"
- 02/15/08 05:41 AM
The Lehigh Valley, in Pennsylvania, has a minor league baseball team called the "Iron Pigs". I know that this is an odd name for a baseball team. The word "Iron" is supposed to reflect the fact that Bethlehem (part of the Lehigh Valley) had Bethlehem Steel Co. Years ago, Bethlehem Steel had made the steel that supplied many bridges, buildings, etc. throughout the country. Bethlehem Steel no longer exists in Bethlehem. It is now known as the Beth Steel site. It will now consist of casinos, hotels, shops and residences on that property. Parts of Beth Steel will be preserved as a museum. Anyway, the "Iron Pigs" Stadium … (11 comments)
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