Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture
Tucked away in a bundle of abandoned Bethlehem Steel buildings, the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) sits inside the former electrical repair shop, which was built in 1913. Although the building was remodeled to open the museum, it still has an industrial feel with garage door walls, pipes and steel beams, and a huge…
Walking into the auditorium of the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) last Wednesday, I was immediately stunned. With the projector set up by the Southside Film Institute, there was little to differentiate the assembly hall in the center of South Bethlehem from an AMC theater. My arrival cut dangerously close…
For a city as rich in history as Bethlehem is, you would think that there would be multiple museums across town. Consider this a shameless plug, but my side summer job working as an intern at the National Museum of Industrial History, has made me realize that the NMIH should be on the top of…