Why were cities like LA able to become mega cities while cities that were established well before and even considered as “gilded” (such an Cincinnati) never reached that point? I know the great depression has a lot to do with it, but l’m curious… was it weather? Transport? Idkkkkk
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Because the industry there dried up, hence the name “rust belt”
The factories moved overseas once they found that the labor pool was even more exploitable in many other countries where people were, and are, struggling even more just to survive than here in the US. Unfortunately the corporations can make far higher profits by avoiding labor unions that fight for, and provide, the workers with much higher wages, benefits, and a better quality of life overall, as well as by circumventing safety standards, such as OSHA regulations, fair labor laws, etc.
The entire reason the cities in the rust belt became large cities at all in the first place was bc of the steel and automotive industries booming and now that those are no longer there the residents have nothing to stay for. There has to be steady and sufficient quality of employment opportunities to support people in a city in order for it to remain prosperous. Mega cities are all built around industry and once this fails so does everything else.
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