Abandoned Control Cab at the Indiana Harbor Steel Mill

Taken July 2016

Abandoned control panel with rusted switches and gauges inside a decommissioned steel mill facility in East Chicago.
Abandoned control panel with rusted switches and gauges inside a decommissioned steel mill facility in East Chicago.

This control cab sits inside a shuttered building at the former Indiana Harbor steel mill in East Chicago, Indiana, once operated by ArcelorMittal. Rows of switches, dials, and indicator lights cover the console, left in place since the mill's operations wound down.

Taken July 2016

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