A. Finkl & Sons Steel

41°43′29″N 87°35′23″W / 41.7248°N 87.5898°W / 41.7248; -87.5898

A. Finkl & Sons Steel or Finkl Steel is a steel mill that operates in the South Side of Chicago (previously the Near North Side)^[1] and has been in business since 1879^[2] or 1880.^[3]^[4]

History

Video of Finkl Steel metal being forged in 2003

The main mill operated along a roughly 22-acre lot along the eastern portion of the Chicago River in the Lincoln Park neighborhood for over 112 years before being demolished.^[5] The Lincoln Park location was Chicago's oldest steel mill.^[6]

In 2006, it bought the site of the former Verson Steel on Chicago's South Side.^[7] It was purchased by the Swiss Steel Group in 2008, and has since operated from that location.^[8]^[9]

In 2016, real estate developer Sterling Bay purchased the Lincoln Park site for a sum believed to be over $100 million^[10] and renamed the site to Lincoln Yards.^[11]

References

^ "The relocation of Finkl to the South Side is a rare gift". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
^ "A. Finkl & Sons Co.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2017-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The Clybourn Experiment (February 18, 1990)". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "Sterling Bay completes deal for massive Finkl Steel site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "Manufacturing Consent: Chicago's Oldest Steel Mill Will Soon Be Demolished. What Will Replace It When It's Gone? - Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt". Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
^ "A. Finkl & Sons buys Verson Steel's South Side site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "Finding Finkl's Future". Chicago Tonight | WTTW. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "Locations". Swiss Steel Group. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
^ "Sterling Bay completes deal for massive Finkl Steel site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
^ "Sterling Bay Woos Amazon HQ With Renamed Finkl Steel Site — Lincoln Yards". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

External links

Official website
Media related to Finkl Steel at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "The relocation of Finkl to the South Side is a rare gift". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

[2] "A. Finkl & Sons Co.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2017-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "The Clybourn Experiment (February 18, 1990)". Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[5] "Sterling Bay completes deal for massive Finkl Steel site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[6] "Manufacturing Consent: Chicago's Oldest Steel Mill Will Soon Be Demolished. What Will Replace It When It's Gone? - Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt". Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2017-04-21.

[7] "A. Finkl & Sons buys Verson Steel's South Side site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[8] "Finding Finkl's Future". Chicago Tonight | WTTW. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[9] "Locations". Swiss Steel Group. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

[10] "Sterling Bay completes deal for massive Finkl Steel site". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-04-21.

[11] "Sterling Bay Woos Amazon HQ With Renamed Finkl Steel Site — Lincoln Yards". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

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