Dutchess Metal opened its doors 29 years ago as a supplier of steel and aluminum stock—sheet, plate, tube, angle—to manufacturers near Poughkeepsie. The bearings company is a story of death and resurrection. Crippled by a 15-month strike, the old Schatz went bust in 1980. This hulk in Poughkeepsie, near the Hudson River, was once an elevator testing lab. Franco Vogt for ForbesHeadquarters of the old Schatz Federal Bearings Co. has been abandoned for three decades.

Source: Forbes May 04, 2017 20:37 UTC