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Originally Posted by Obadno
It was never in the steel belt so I wouldn't call it part of the rust belt even if it has a bunch of abandoned factories.
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Again, rust belt cities are cities that once were a strong manufacturing base that declined when jobs moved south or overseas. Steel was merely one facet of heavy industry in that region. The fact that it has abandoned factories is kind of indicative of Baltimore's Rust Belt status. My hometown in Upstate NY is a bombed out Rust Belt mess but was never a steel town; it was known for firearms, defense, radios and textiles.