rust belt
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Rising from the ashes, a Buffalo suburb ends its dependence on coal
Tonawanda, New York, provides a blueprint for other struggling post-industrial communities.
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The city, stripped down: How ruin porn can help rebuild the Rust Belt
Photo: BB and HHThis essay originally appeared in Rustwire. Living in the Rust Belt, one becomes accustomed to things that many people would find shocking. Examples: Not long ago, I saw the façade of an abandoned building fall out of itself on fire and into the street. Firemen and neighbors gathered around to look. Nobody […]