Earlier this week, OTR posted a few articles on urban decline. Courtesy of Instapundit, here is one about the situation in Ohio. In the '50s, one of my uncles moved his family to Ohio, following one of his sons-in-law out of the Appalachians. More of my cousins followed them and did well, finding good industrial jobs that lasted into the '70s. By the time their children - my second cousins - began their careers, the economy in the Cleveland-Akron-Youngstown triangle was in decline. Did they stay? Did they move on after a long struggle like their grandfather? I can't say as I lost touch with them years ago. Mobility and time have a way of eroding families in much the same way that policy and environment can erode a community.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Ohio Exodus
Earlier this week, OTR posted a few articles on urban decline. Courtesy of Instapundit, here is one about the situation in Ohio. In the '50s, one of my uncles moved his family to Ohio, following one of his sons-in-law out of the Appalachians. More of my cousins followed them and did well, finding good industrial jobs that lasted into the '70s. By the time their children - my second cousins - began their careers, the economy in the Cleveland-Akron-Youngstown triangle was in decline. Did they stay? Did they move on after a long struggle like their grandfather? I can't say as I lost touch with them years ago. Mobility and time have a way of eroding families in much the same way that policy and environment can erode a community.
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