The Deindustrialization of Chicago’s Southeast Side: Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Closing of Wisconsin Steel

The Deindustrialization of Chicago’s Southeast Side: Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Closing of Wisconsin Steel

Beginning in 1875, Wisconsin Steel Works, originally known as John H. Brown Iron & Steel, marked the beginning of the industrialization of Chicago’s Calumet Region. The mill was located in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago. In 1902, Deering Harvester merged with International Harvester and expanded the production of pig iron and steel for farming equipment. In 1977, International Harvester sold the mill to Envirodyne, which lacked indust…