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    Faded Cities Where The American Dream Is Gone – What I Actually Saw May Surprise You

    I visited these Rust Belt Ohio cities: Youngstown, Warren & Akron.

    Joe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeysroadtrip/

    Cost of living and crime source: AreaVibes
    https://www.areavibes.com
    US Census demographics source: Census Reporter
    https://censusreporter.org

    Travel Vlog 431

    33 Comments

    1. @longhornchris5919 on

      Thank-you as always Joe (and Nicole).

      From England, and English (British) perspective, we are of course no stranger to deindustrialising. What is profoundly different, so it seems, for the US is the geographical size and sheer scale of the country. Towns and cities where a dependence on a particular industry made the place a one-trick-pony in the US have little to attract new employment so you get almost inevitable depopulation.

      In England, land stress and population density means that, sooner or later, some new employment will end up coming to the town or city because there’s nowhere else for it to go if it wants cheap land and to pay workers low wages (which means they’ll need low cost housing).

      The US’ size is a mixed blessing. It becomes, from what I can tell, just too darned easy to abandon a place — with all the social implications that brings.

    2. @cynthiarose1957 on

      Just FYI. Akron is the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous. June 10th 1935. Dr. Bob Smith and Bill Wilson are the founders. Dr. Bobs house is in Akron and is a historic landmark now. Every year on the weekend nearest June 10th is founders day weekend. Thousands of people come for the 3 day event. There's a big parade Sunday to Dr. Bobs graveside. Very big event for people in recovery and anyone who wants to attend. I have been and it is an awesome time. Akron is a great city.

    3. @robertlawrence492 on

      Too bad you guys missed the Stan Hywet house and gardens while in Akron. It's the former residence of the F. A. Seibetling family, co- founders of the Goidyeer tire company. It is one of the largest houses in America and is a national historic landmark. We've been there and it's magnificent.

    11. @jeffklenovic4386 on

      I am from Niles, a town between Youngstown and Warren. I went back for my 50th HS reunion last month. I was surprised to see new development. I wish I could have taken you into Warren from Niles on my favorite route… 422 to North Rd to Market St and downtown

    13. @bokhans on

      MST people don’t understand fundamentals and voting blindly. US a productivity has skyrocketed the last 40 years. Every worker produce way more every day. Still pay has not increased in the same way, why? All new money produced that was ment to go to pay for higher cost of living and everything more expensive has been siphoned off to 700 billionaires and others among the 1% richest. All this can be shown by numbers but people instead of getting informed listen to one of these millionaires now billionaire and his lies blaming the poorest of the poor like they were the problem. Look at the immigrant food pickers, who can honestly claim they made your life worse. Paying taxes but getting very little back in benefits even MSM and their professional liners try to make you believe that.
      Statistics tells us the über rich have been extremely richer and the rest not benefitting much. Trump is now taking even more from the poorest of f Americans and you will all notice when your demented parents will need to move in with you!

    19. @JamesTetlow-z1z on

      As with most things claimed to be invented and "first" in the USA – the first concrete pre-fabricated houses were not "first" in the US. They were first developed and pioneered in Liverpool in Britain just after 1889 when the Eiffel Tower was constructed with metal parts off site. Pre-fabricated forts in were built by the Romans around 2000 years ago all over Europe and Britain.

    25. @juliescott9485 on

      That theatre was a magical surprise, so tiny outside and wow spectacular and ornate inside. I think you said that was the last of that designer 's so hope that one stays forever. Some lovely suburbs scenic-wise with beautiful trees, everywhere seems to have beautiful trees! Great video. ❤❤

    26. @eileenhetherington3704 on

      My ancestors founded Hubbard, just northeast of Youngstown and donated the land for the first church built there. They settled there in 1780. Our extended family lived in Youngstown and towns surrounding it, Boardman, Niles, Warren, Austintown, etc since the early early 1800s. It's a true melting pot with Italian, German, Irish, Polish, Jewish, Welsh, English families. I loved the diversity of cultures and the very alive downtown area as a kid in the 60s. My Dad was with the FAA and he got transferred out in 1969, just before the decline began. My great grandfathers had worked in the steel mills and before industrialization came, they were farmers or merchants. I was so sad to leave. No other place has ever felt like home. It's truly heartbreaking what happened to the families and a once thriving town when the steel industry left. I still have family and friends there. 🩷

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