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The site still has the smokestacks of the 19th-century steel works that helped make Pittsburgh the greatest Steel City in America. In 2005, Industrial Workers of the World celebrated their 100th Anniversary, having formed in there in 1905. The local celebration included events held at the Pump House on the site of The Waterfront. [6]
Steel City was formed under the name Pittsburgh Hotspurs in 2019. [1] Following a collaboration in 2021 with Arsenal FC of Pittsburgh, the club rebranded in early 2023, renaming themselves Steel City FC. [2] In December 2024, Steel City announced it would join USL League Two for the 2025 season. [3]
The Yellow Jackets began play on November 8, 2014 as an expansion team competing in the ABA's Northeast Division. The Yellow Jackets played all of their first season home games at the Community College of Allegheny County Allegheny Campus, which is located on Pittsburgh's North Shore, directly behind Heinz Field.
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Steel City Renegades, a former American women's association football team who were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Steel City Sparks, a former American women's association football team who were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Steel City Wanderers L.F.C., an English women's association football team based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
In the early 20th century the economy of Pittsburgh was primarily driven by the steel industry and the city had reached a population 321,616. [28] Throughout this period, Pittsburgh would see a spike in population and a slow decline at the end of the century. At one point Pittsburgh was the eighth-largest city in America.
View of the SouthSide Works from the South Side slopes. The site first was used for industry starting in 1893 and was a long time steel mill. [2] Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) purchased Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in 1974 and merged with Republic Steel in 1985, which formed LTV Steel Co. LTV became the second largest steel producer in the nation.
Kobus, Kenneth J. City of Steel: How Pittsburgh became the world's steelmaking capital during the Carnegie era (2015) 320pp. Krause, Paul. The Battle for Homestead, 1880–1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel. U. of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. 548 pp. Lopez, Steven Henry. Reorganizing the Rust Belt: An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement.