July 18th, 2006 -
the official opening of Steel Fitness
It was a great honor to be up in
Bethlehem for the official opening of Steel Fitness. The club is
impressive, to say the least. State of the art equipment in an
atmosphere that means business. The locker rooms alone are enough
to make you feel like your being treated like a star. All of the
equipment is brand new and the free-weight area rivals any gym
in the area. The mezanine features a huge row of treadmills and
cardio machines - all with their own televisions. The mural is
now set off by interior treatments such as a huge front
desk that doubles as a juce bar,
done
all
in
steel
and reflecting
the theme of the mill.
Owner Tom Fenstermacher, along with
numerous friends and family, as well as the entire staff of Steel
Fitness celebrated the final phase of the Lehigh Riverport facility. The press was out in droves and the Mayor gave a nice speech about Tom and his facility. A catered event, there was plenty of food and drinks to keep everyone hanging around for the two hour celebration.
I was fortunate enough to get some
private time with the Mayor. He is a super nice guy and was extremely
flattering about the painting. He said that the mural 'was' the
image of Bethlehem
and
he looked forward to working with me in the future. This is a
Mayor that fully embraces the importance of the mill and wants
to keep the image alive in hs town. I look forward to being a part
of that.
Well, that's it really. If I find
any new clippings, I'll post them. |
