Post industrial America

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A lot of people we know in Oregon and in the UK have a hard time believing what we say about the sorry state of western Pennsylvania/eatern Ohio since the collapse of the steel industry. It really is a wretched depressing place; abandoned small towns just sitting there decaying. But thats just on the surface. Vibrant activity can be found, it only takes a visit to the local jail, hospital or one of the many strip malls on the outskirts of town...

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Local businesses are thriving in Campbell, Ohio

going somewhere?
Youngstonians are renowned travelers

real estate boom
Youngstown offers some great starter homes to get a foothold on that slippery property ladder