For The Past Forty Years, Ohio Is Believed To Have Gone

The effects leaching off of industrialization between 1865 and 1900 has many divided outcomes of prosperous pushes forward as well as hefty setbacks. During this time was the drive toward the second industrial revolution, this brought in many more immigrants to the workforce, reconstruction of the south but also the rise of money hungry industry owners (Doc. 4), turning into a movement for power being returned the people (Doc. 5). These little causes have brought much effect in the nation as it progressed it towards the future society and culture.

In the 1800s, the first Steel Mills were built in Youngstown, Ohio and it’s economy flourished their Steel Mills produced the majority of steel used in World War I, their economy picked up once again during World War II. This created many jobs. On September 19, 1977, “Black Friday,” was started. It was the beginning of the end for Youngstown, Ohio’s stable economy. On September 19, 1977 Youngstown starting losing the steel industry jobs, this lasted until the mid 1980s. Youngstown, Ohio became apart of the ,”Rust Belt,” along with Pittsburg. The,” Rust Belt is a chain of cities in northeastern and Midwestern US, that are known for their declining industries. According to Professor Harris, Youngstown, “Ohio will NEVER Recover. Youngstown, Ohio

This paper explores the economic restructuring and revitalization of Detroit Michigan post World War II until today. The purpose of this research paper is to show the history of Detroit’s auto and manufacturing industry, in what ways it has changed in recent years, and how it has helped define the economy of Detroit and damaged it. This paper suggests that the deindustrialization of plants and industries and the depopulation of whites to the Suburbs have triggered the economic downfall of the Motor City. Some social issues such as race discrimination and segregation that might have led to the riots of 1943, and 1967, and the migration of African Americans to Northern States in search of employments will be discussed as well. In

For the start of immigration in the mid 19th century, Cleveland has become a city full of cultural diversity and outside influence. In some cities at this time, people were forced to give up their traditions and culture, and assimilate into the already established culture of the city. In Cleveland, this allowed for a diverse workforce and unique neighborhoods. When the industrial revolution began, there was a spark in Cleveland's population and value, as a central city, between Minnesota and western Pennsylvania, Cleveland became the major hub for steel manufacturing. Companies, population and popularity of Cleveland grew exponentially while John D. Rockefeller grew his standard oil and railroad business. But then something unexpected happened, the great depression hit the United States hard, but it hit the city of Cleveland even

During the late 1750’s the struggle for control over the lands in the Ohio Country erupted into war on the soils of North America. Following King George’s War, the French Empire attempted to regain a foothold in the region. Believing the Ohio Country was the ideal location. The British government, well aware of the value the area held, essentially snatched the land out from under the feet of the French. Unknowingly setting the groundwork for years of conflict between all involved.

An equivalent simplification process was used for the seventy distinct types of industries listed by Pittsburgh’s fifteenth census. Entertainment, water services, retail and general stores, food services, industrial work, transportation, general and state services, and self-business signified the eight main industries. Differentiating from the theories specified, water services commanded the data pool by comprising 27.1 percent of the census population’s employment. Unexpectedly, industrial work only comprised 17.5 percent of the population making it the third largest behind general and state services, which housed around 21.7 percent.

The discovery of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in the late 1700s led to the development of a robust coal industry in the eastern part of Pennsylvania that grew rapidly and contributed greatly to the history and the economy of Pennsylvania. The book The Face of Decline written by Thomas Dublin, Walter Licht, provides a well written historical and personal account of the discovery, growth, and finally the collapse of the anthracite coal industry in Pennsylvania in a chronological format. Half way through the book one starts to notice some changes in the authors format to cause and effect. The change occurs in order to discuss the cause and resulting effect of events in the region and the solutions. The story is one of great growth and opportunity in the early years which are highlighted by the documented economic growth experienced and supported through testimony within the eastern Pennsylvania coal region. After a period of economic prosperity and community growth from 1900 through 1940 challenges began to erode and occur that created problems for the community and the economy that the coal industry provided. Finally the region’s economy suffered horrendous losses as described by interviews of local residents and families who lived and experienced the rise of the region’s economy. Many of the scars are still evident by the blight and decaying scenes one would experience by traveling through the region’s communities that once fueled the American economy with the energy

Christine Meisner Rosen wrote about a study focusing on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries’ court cases regarding how people “made sense of the environmental problems caused by the explosive growth of the textile, lumber, iron, meatpacking, railroad, and machine tool industries before the Civil War” (565). The scholarly essay explored and compared forty-six court cases from “traditional nuisance industries” and “new manufacturing and transportation industries.”

This can sometimes cause a domino effect to the neighborhood and cause a halt in real estate within the neighborhood. Blighted properties attract crime and become difficult to maneuver and rehab due to ownership and property issues. Urban blight has taken cities like Detroit by storm, making it one of the most blighted cities in the United States. Some places in Detroit have entire neighborhoods that are abandoned and deemed inhabitable. In spite of the fact, the term blight is more relevant today, scholars note that it has been an ongoing and complex issue throughout history especially within the academic literature (Schilling). Scholars from a different line of work have documented blight’s evolution from the early 1900’s, where slums and disease took place all around the United States, most of the time targeting minority communities throughout American cities (Schilling). Blight can be noted in different parts of history, and all over the world, usually different monumental events happen that leads to a snowball effect and result into blighted properties. Throughout this paper, urban blight will be discussed in a sequence of events, this paper will attempt to correlate major events in American history to blight and discuss the impact and effect it had on local government at that

One expects steel towns to be dirty. What I allude to is the unbroken and agonizing ugliness, the sheer revolting monstrousness, of every house in sight. From East Liberty to Greensburg, a distance of twenty-five miles, there was not one in sight from the

The process of urbanization in the United States “proceeded rapidly during the Industrial Era”. More so, “as more and more opportunities for work appeared in factories, workers left farms to move to the cities”. Evidently, this led “the industrial era [to see] an influx of poor workers into U.S. cities”. Likewise, “post-Civil War southern Blacks to more recent immigrants, have made their way to urban centers to seek a better life in the city”. The growth of urban populations worldwide “was a growth spurt”. This is due to the fact of “the development of factories [that] brought people from rural to urban areas, and new technology increased the efficiency of transportation, food production, and food preservation”. Furthermore, “global favorites

“Farewell to Factory Towns” is an award-winning documentary directed by Maynard Seider. It focuses on the town of North Adams, Massachusetts, and explores what occurs when former factory towns try to get back on their feet after dealing with deindustrialization. Seider focuses on the impact that the closing of factories had on the economy and society of the town. The film begins in the 1970’s and shows how truly dominated the town was by large industries, mainly the Sprague Electric Company. This company, despite it’s low wages and benefits, supplied members of the community with steady work. However, as a result of World War 2, many industries, including Sprague Electric, started to go bankrupt; once operations in North Adams were closed, many individuals lost their jobs and unemployment soared. In order to try and revive the town, the former Sprague industry was turned into a museum known as MASS MoCA. The idea behind bringing art and culture into North Adams was that visitors and artists would stimulate the economy and possibly attract related businesses. The documentary views how successful MASS MoCA truly was and shows that, although the museum did help boost the economy, the town still struggles with issues such as unemployment and poverty today. Towns that intend to get back on their feet again after an economic downfall can be found across the globe and such situations can most definitely, and should most definitely, be looked at in a sociological way. One can

For over half a century the Pittsburgh region was the largest concentration of steel making in the world. Its collapse was spectacular. The mill towns strung along the Monongahela Valley have now suffered forty years of decline. Much of their shabby infrastructure and buildings (at best homely even in their prime) has decayed, most of their population has fled to the metropolitan suburbs or left the region, and those that remain, for the most part poor, struggle or live off memories. Regeneration is a continuing problem for public policy makers as the mill towns struggle on life-support systems — public welfare for individual households; funding from federal, state and local agencies for public services, projects and a plethora of

seen in the example of Detroit. When analyzing the reasons for these cities' urban decay we

Walley describes the extent of the closings of the steel mills as if “our entire world was collapsing” (Walley, p.69). Industry served as a staple to the communities in Southeast Chicago for many years. Throughout the course of its long history, a family-like mindset among employees and employers had been construed. Employees provided labor to the mills, and in return, they received a consistent paycheck. The familiar effects of the steel industry were not limited to these monetary rewards, however. The steel industry invested time and resources in the Calumet region. They funded churches, schools, and other public functions. This region, which was perceived as working-class by its wealthy neighbors, was slowly climbing the rungs of the socio-economic ladder due to the presence of the mills. Members of these communities began considering themselves as part of the respectable middle class, not the “uneducated” working class. Economic upward mobility from strong unions and high wages was noticed and felt collectively. Most importantly, for people like Walley’s father, the mill provided a sense of identity. Just like his own father, Walley’s father supported his family by heading to the mills, rain or shine. He worked so his wife could stay home and engage with social