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for work i’ve been having to drive between north suburban philadelphia and north jersey several times a week. i used to go mostly through new jersey (I-95<\/a>), paying up to $10 in tolls each way, until my coworkers told me there was a much cheaper way (only $1 in tolls, coming back) that wasn’t much longer if you go north to just about allentown, and then east (via I-78<\/a>).<\/p>\n

one thing i noticed was how gorgeous the lehigh (pronounced like “knee-high”) valley is. the area east of allentown<\/a> that I-78 winds through is an expanse of verdant rolling hills, reminding me of parts of the neckar valley in germany. i even stopped at a rest stop to take a photosynth<\/a> which doesn’t do the area justice.<\/p>\n

every time i passed by bethlehem<\/a>, i spotted signs that said “Historic Bethlehem\u00a0\u2197<\/strong>” and wondered what was there. i racked my brain trying to remember what sort of events might have happened in the area, perhaps something from the revolutionary war, but it didn’t ring a bell. it wasn’t until today, when i finally pulled off the highway and looked the city up on wikipedia that i facepalmed — duh, bethlehem steel<\/a>! maybe there’s more to the historic part of town than that, but that was enough for me! [EDIT: turns out there really is a historic part of town, as this lehigh valley tourism video<\/a> shows]<\/p>\n

some of you may know that i love taking pictures of abandoned things<\/a> (buildings included), so i was like a kid in a candy store. the best part is that the area around the abandoned mill is being revitalized — as a sands casino on one side and an art and\u00a0culture\u00a0center<\/a> on the other (great map<\/a> via artsquest with an overhead view).<\/p>\n

well, no, the even bester part is that you can get right up next to the rusting buildings. there’s just a chain link fence around them! *squee*<\/p>\n

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In this photo you can see part of the shell over the small outdoor concert stage, right under the old blast furnaces!<\/p><\/div>\n

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