Posted Nov 15, 2021, 6:56 PM
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Great White Norf
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Niagara Region
Posts: 11,001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steely Dan
in 1920, 7 of the the nation's 13 largest cities were classic rustbelters:
1. New York: 5,620,048
2. Chicago: 2,701,705
3. Philadelphia: 1,823,779
4. Detroit: 993,078
5. Cleveland: 796,841
6. St. Louis: 772,897
7. Boston: 748,060
8. Baltimore: 733,826
9. Pittsburgh: 588,343
10. Los Angeles: 576,673
11. Buffalo: 506,775
12. San Francisco: 506,676
13. Milwaukee: 457,147
today, other than chicago, none of the other 6 are even in the top 25 anymore for city proper. and by MSA, only detroit (#14) and st. louis (#21) make the top 25 MSAs.
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At least Buffalo (and Erie County) are finally both growing again for the first time in decades. Buffalo has some of the oldest housing stock in the country, and thus some of the best, coolest wood-frame houses in North America.
2000 292,648 −10.8%
2010 261,310 −10.7%
2020 278,349 6.5%
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