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Sep 16, 2020 12:53:30 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
Can't quite understand why people still live in Steubenville. When I grew up there it had around 36,000 citizens. After the the implosion of the steel industry it went down to about 17,000. The same thing has happened to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and even Cleveland. The rust belt is still so depressed although Pittsburgh has had a renaissance but not Cleveland. It went from around 950,000 to now 385,000. So sad to see these once viable cities slip into such malaise.
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Sep 16, 2020 13:15:52 #
josquin1 wrote:
Can't quite understand why people still live in Steubenville. When I grew up there it had around 36,000 citizens. After the the implosion of the steel industry it went down to about 17,000. The same thing has happened to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and even Cleveland. The rust belt is still so depressed although Pittsburgh has had a renaissance but not Cleveland. It went from around 950,000 to now 385,000. So sad to see these once viable cities slip into such malaise.
I agree - the town has become a dumping ground of druggies and welfare recipients. Not only the closing of the steel mills but also the building of the Fort Steuben Mall several miles outside of town contributed to its demise. As a result of the mall, all important stores shut down - what's even sadder is that the mall is now just a pale shadow of its former self and I have no idea how it manages to stay open. There have been efforts to revitalize the main street with a few specialty shops opening and the annual Nutcracker Village during the Christmas holiday as well as "First Friday on Forth", which is basically a monthly street party, but actual renewal hasn't caught on and I'm doubting that it ever will. BTW - we live about 25 miles away and I rarely set foot in Steubenville.
Sep 16, 2020 13:16:38 #
Sep 16, 2020 18:37:42 #
josquin1 wrote:
Can't quite understand why people still live in Steubenville. When I grew up there it had around 36,000 citizens. After the the implosion of the steel industry it went down to about 17,000. The same thing has happened to Youngstown, Pittsburgh and even Cleveland. The rust belt is still so depressed although Pittsburgh has had a renaissance but not Cleveland. It went from around 950,000 to now 385,000. So sad to see these once viable cities slip into such malaise.
Don't knock Cleveland too much. It has a world class orchestra, an outstanding museum, a pretty nice zoo and some GREAT restaurants.What you say about the population loss is true but the city is no longer "the mistake along the lake".
Sep 16, 2020 18:44:05 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
foodie65 wrote:
Don't knock Cleveland too much. It has a world class orchestra, an outstanding museum, a pretty nice zoo and some GREAT restaurants.What you say about the population loss is true but the city is no longer "the mistake along the lake".
Glad to hear that. I thought "the mistake by the lake" only referred to the old coliseum which sat about 84,000 fans and the Browns filled it every Sunday while the Indians...
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Sep 16, 2020 18:47:06 #
foodie65 wrote:
Don't knock Cleveland too much. It has a world class orchestra, an outstanding museum, a pretty nice zoo and some GREAT restaurants.What you say about the population loss is true but the city is no longer "the mistake along the lake".
I’m from Pittsburgh, we are required to knock Cleveland.
Sep 16, 2020 19:04:20 #
Sep 16, 2020 19:05:45 #
josquin1 wrote:
Glad to hear that. I thought "the mistake by the lake" only referred to the old coliseum which sat about 84,000 fans and the Browns filled it every Sunday while the Indians...
The Indians didn't to badly in the 'old' Jacobs Field
Sep 16, 2020 19:36:01 #
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Sep 19, 2020 13:46:22 #
A good shot, Sue. I like the way the figures are silhouetted by the oncoming cars. Am somewhat familiar with the Steubenville environs, having spent five years in East Liverpool, another example of urban decline.
Sep 19, 2020 23:01:39 #
Voss wrote:
A good shot, Sue. I like the way the figures are silhouetted by the oncoming cars. Am somewhat familiar with the Steubenville environs, having spent five years in East Liverpool, another example of urban decline.
We go to church in East Liverpool - actually, Bald Mountain is midway between there and Steubenville! I really don't know which town is worse in the way of decline - probably that distinction goes to EL as the powers that be don't seem to want to do anything to reverse it and Steubenville at least has several grass roots groups that are making the effort.
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