It appears that Buffalo has done a better job of reusing their river front than Chicago has done along the Calumet River. I'm not surprised that Tesla doesn't use water-based transportation. But I am a little surprised that the plant has no rail service.
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted Today we are sharing an aerial photo of Republic Steel. Near the bend in the Buffalo River you will notice both the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) shop in operation as well as the new ore bridge, both added in the early 1970's. The Donner-Hanna Coke Plant is at the upper right corner. This site is now home to the Tesla/Solar City complex. Carl Jacobson I was in this plant in 1989 to inspect and match mark two overhead traveling cranes for removal. To the best of my memory; they were 15 ton Alliance Machine Cranes from a bar mill building, pretty long bridge span, probably 70 feet. They were taken to what is still the Republic Steel, Eighth Street Mill in Canton, Ohio and put into a bar conditioning building. The Buffalo plant was partially demolished when we were there. I remember the Basic Oxygen Furnace building still standing with a pile of rubble around it. A sad sight. Randy Wolfe shared |
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| James Cavanaugh Photography posted From My Archives. A 1983 view of the long gone Republic Steel Plant in Buffalo, NY. Jim Conlin: And DONNER HANNA COKE. I was the Fire Marshal there in a previous life, so long ago. Bubba Dubs: This was the coke plant of Donner Steel (Original name of Republic) and Hanna Furnace company, a joint venture. The Union slip was the iron making facility and this was the coke plant. This also supplied Republic once they purchased it. The Republic facility was originally New York State steel, then became Donner steel, finally Republic. Jim Conlin: Hanna Furnace was near Bethlehem Steel. They were owned by National Steel. Donner Hanna Coke was a joint venture owned by Republic Steel and National Steel. They were located on Abby and Mystic Streets right near Republic Steel. Bubba Dubs shared Another Jim Cavanaugh photograph. 1983 photo of Donner Hanna Coke and Republic Steel Buffalo NY. Tom Schifferli: The top of the hot metal mixer at Republic was just below the cast house floor and the molten iron flowed via the sand trough. Then the crane on the charging floor lowered a ladle into a pit next to the mixer (which rotated) to get the iron to be charged into the open hearths via a spout placed into an open door of the OH. Michael Maitland: Wow - thanks for this great photo (more if you have them) The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western's passenger main line cuts right through the Republic plant, crosses the black bridge to their downtown station. Route of the crack passenger train the "Phoebe Snow" Buffalo to Hoboken (Ferry to NYC). James Torgeson: Michael Maitland Right! In this view, Republic has removed the City Branch embankment that once divided the plant. It purchased the ROW from Conrail. |
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| Deborah Brown posted Good Morning 🐦 Aerial view of Republic Steel Plant South Buffalo NY 1973 👷♂️ Bud Rindfleisch: Donner-Hanna Coke at the very top Jim Myers shared Michael Neffke posted Aerial view of republic steel 1973 buffalo ny |
I've read that the steel mills themselves don't pollute the ground too badly. But coke plants are heavy polluters. It looks like the the ground close to the plant has been sealed off and some other ground has just been fenced off with police enforcement of no trespassing. It is interesting that they are not willing to put on the No Trespassing sign the information that the land is dangerous. I think for teenagers that "Contaminated Land" would be a better deterrent than "Police Enforced."
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted An image of a blast furnace transfer car at the Republic Steel Buffalo Plant. |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted An image of the blast furnaces at the Republic Steel Buffalo Plant in 1978. |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted The 4000 H.P. motor in the 38" Blooming Mill at Republic Steel |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted The Blooming Mill reheating pits from Republic Steel. Jan Olejnik: THE CLAW! |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted, cropped The #2 open hearth, teeming aisle, at the Bethlehem Lackawanna plant. photo: circa 1937. Will Jamison: Great picture, especially since it's showing two boxcars right on the pouring floor. The furnace to the right is being rebuilt and piles of brick are waiting to be used. Our plant still has a brick house complete with rail siding and loading dock. |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted, cropped The tapping of an open hearth. Dated 1962. |
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| James Torgeson posted Note the Donner-Hanna Coke hoppers in the background behind the transfer car. Donner-Hanna was jointly owned by National Steel (Hanna Furnace) and Republic Steel. It closed in 1982 upon the closure of the Buffalo plants of its two owners. |
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| Steel Plant Museum of Western New York posted Today we are sharing an image of the Steamer Frontenac unloading ore pellets at the Republic Steel Buffalo Plant. She met her demise after a grounding in Silver Bay, MN in late 1979, and would never visit Buffalo again. Steel Plant Museum of Western New York shared |
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