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Originally Posted by Crawford
I assume most of the inner city Appalachian enclaves could be characterized as white slum areas.
West Side of Cincy, Southwest Detroit (though mostly Mexican nowadays), South Side of Flint. Probably every Ohio city of some size has an Appalachian legacy enclave.
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I would say this is probably true. The South and West sides of Columbus have pretty big Appalachian populations.
Though now gentrifying,
Franklinton- the neighborhood due west of Downtown Columbus, is/was a pretty slummy Appalachian neighborhood. I'm sure there are others in Cbus.
Cincinnati has a few Appalachian ghettos.
Lower Price Hill is a mix of Appalachians, Blacks, and Hispanics, though I think majority Appalachian. Up the hill in
East Price Hill you have the same general mix. Some blocks are slummy, some look quite nice.
I'm sure Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo have their own similar areas, but I don't know any off hand.