Photo: "Steel Organs"

The Homestead Steel Works, which was purchased by U.S. Steel Works in the late 1800's, closed in 1986 and the land surrounding this derelict factory is now a National Historic Landmark. The blast furnaces (above) were constructed in 1907 and are all that remain of this massive structure. 

During operation, this factory contained 450 buildings and produced 200 million tons of steel per year during its peak. 

(Historic Photo: Http://Bit.Ly/ZXhZZS)

Photo: "Coal Stencils"

Blue Hour at a coal plant in London, West Virginia. 

Photo: "Alliance"

On May 31, 2002 Steelscape, Inc. purchased the Material Science Corp.’s (MSC) Pinole Point Steel Inc. plant in Richmond, California. The plant once produced 255,000 metric tons of metal-coated steel and 155,000 metric tons of painted steel yearly, however in 2006, the plant relocated.