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Known as Iron Soup, these homes were built for the workers of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company in Campbell, Ohio between 1918 and 1920. It was the first prefabricated concrete subdivision in the world. Each employee was allocated a two-bedroom home where they could raise a family, although each of the 248 units was still owned by the company. On Black Monday in 1977, Youngstown Sheet & Tube closed and 4,000 people lost their jobs. Iron Soup was still mostly inhabited until around 1995 when gangs, drugs, and human trafficking began to plague the neighborhood. Today, a few of the units are still occupied but most are abandoned or burned and open to the elements. Some of the current occupants are working to renovate some of the units that are not beyond repair in hopes of using them as housing for veterans or for some other purpose but haven't made much progress thus far due to financial constraints.
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love these pics
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Fascinating history tidbits. Thanks for sharing this gallery.
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Fascinating history tidbits. Thanks for sharing this gallery.
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Very cool! Thank you for sharing and stay safe!
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Very cool! Thank you for sharing and stay safe!
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Thanks for the writeup and photos! Your closeup of the paint peeling is great.
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Thanks everybody for the comments!
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ceiling fan in the bathroom was an interesting choice!
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ceiling fan in the bathroom was an interesting choice!
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That was actually a bedroom that somebody dragged a toilet into for some reason.
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The blue&pink walls are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the history as well.
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Nice photos
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