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Originally Posted by Obadno
I dont mean literally steel thats what the rust belt was called before it was the rust belt even if they were making aluminum. Baltimore is at its heart an old east coast port city like Philly, NY, Boston etc.
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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I see this misconception a lot, and I blame the media. The Rust Belt does not mean Midwest. Many places on the eastern seaboard are also considered Rust Belt according to the technical definition. I think even Brooklyn may have fit the technical definition of Rust Belt until this current decade. The Bronx might still fit it.