The article provides a slide show and explanations as to why these cities are dead forever.
But here is the list for those interested (if you want a detailed explanation, please click on the site ):
1. BUFFALO,NY
2. FLINT, MICHIGAN
3. DETROIT, MICHIGAN
4. CLEVELAND, OHIO
5. HARTFORD, CT
6. NEW ORLEANS, LA
7. ALBANY, NY
8. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
9. ALLENTOWN, PA
10. GALVESTON, TX
Albany won’t die until the state government moves out.
Now...how many of these have now, and have had for quite a while, Liberal/Democrat leadership and governing bodies?
Three cities in New York.
What does Chuckie Schumer have to say about that?
Thanks. The only city I wouldn’t have guess is Buffalo, NY.
Besides the cities in Michigan & Ohio, the one that kept hitting my mind like a neon sign is Allentown. Or any of the big steel cities, really. And there are a lot of those, with other names.
We’ll have to be adding auto support industry cities to that list any time now.....
East St. Louis and Gary Indiana?
Not sure how Albany belongs on the list since it is a state capitol and inevitably grows with the state government.
I also expected St. Louis to be on the list. The metro area is growing, but the city proper is a shell of it’s former self.
There are two that I think miss the boat. Allentown is really not a stand alone city any longer. Instead it is regarded as part of the larger “Lehigh Valley” region. Due to the high taxes in NJ and NY, the Lehigh Valley has boomed in recent years.
I saw Albany during the early to mid 70’s and it was a true disaster. It is nothing like that today and is really reverting to what it should have always been, a capital city for a state. Still, the irony of being on this list is too priceless. If there is a reason for a decline in the region Schnectady, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, etc. one need look no further than what goes on in the State Capital.
All democrat cities...
perhaps TX is slightly republican
but all dead.
With all due respect to northern Freepers,
My comment is:
1. BUFFALO,NY —Yankees
2. FLINT, MICHIGAN —Yankees
3. DETROIT, MICHIGAN —Yankees
4. CLEVELAND, OHIO —Yankees
5. HARTFORD, CT —Yankees
6. NEW ORLEANS, LA —Whodats
7. ALBANY, NY —Yankees
8. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ —Yankees
9. ALLENTOWN, PA —Yankees
So, who cares?
Everything dies, baby that’s a fact
But maybe everything that dies some day comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in 8. ATLANTIC CITY
1. BUFFALO,NY
No Mention of Love Canal ?
2. FLINT, MICHIGAN
3. DETROIT, MICHIGAN
4. CLEVELAND, OHIO
5. HARTFORD, CT
6. NEW ORLEANS, LA
I don’t see how the Insurance industry really made a difference here. Again, I chock this up to liberal leadership increasing hand-outs, attracting thugs and miscreants to the area. Their arrival was heralded.
7. ALBANY, NY
Liberals destroyed this place.
8. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Gambling destroyed this place. Attracted roaches.
9. ALLENTOWN, PA
10. GALVESTON, TX
Environmentalism destroyed these places. Allentown wasn’t ever a great place to live - But there was a time when it was good to WORK. Like Connecticut (Where I reside). It’s a good place to work. Not to raise your kids.
Galveston, TX is alive and well. I was just there.
Stayed at the Galvez.
Typical tourist town.
Hartford, CT... doesn't surprise me at all. The Socialist "Utopia" of Hartford has been dead for decades.
Yankees 8; Dixie 2; Low score wins......
I don’t see how Flint, MI is on that list. That town has already been DEAD for years and years.
How many of these cities have black mayors?
Looks to me like those cities should double their tax rate to make up for the loss of tax income. /s
Galveston has been dying for decades, long before hurricane Ike. Economic diversity is something that city and county "leaders" don't seem to comprehend the value of - until it is long gone.
Most of these are Rat strongholds, no?