For the casual observer, a glance at the South Bethlehem skyline may be enough to conclude that efforts to preserve the heritage of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s flagship plant have succeeded. For Amey Senape, a historian and preservationist from Allentown whose father worked 40 years at the plant, the blast furnaces lit up each night and the reuse of other parts of the abandoned plant aren't enough to declare success. Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of the last cast being produced at a plant that operated virtually nonstop for nearly a century. The coke works and structural shipping yard down the street would continue to operate for a few more years,...
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