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Originally Posted by Jonboy1983
I never thought of the east coast (Boston, NY, Philly, Baltimore, DC) as rust belt.
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Large sections of Philadelphia and Baltimore are still pretty "rusty".
I don't think it's much of a stretch at all to call them rust belt cities, considering their industrial/manufacturing histories and associated disinvestment and massive job losses. The difference being their locations and easier/quicker post-industrial economic transitions than what has happened in regions to the west.