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Unemployment is now approaching 20 per cent and the total population has almost halved to 110,000. The exodus - particularly of young people - coupled with the consequent collapse in property prices, has left street after street in sections of the city almost entirely abandoned.
The exodus - particularly of young people - coupled with the consequent collapse in property prices, has left street after street in sections of the city almost entirely abandoned.
I'd guess that they've gone where there's work. Especially the young, especially the graduates. I spent my teens in an industrially devastated city. When we went to university, we knew we weren't coming back.
I saw my first dead city when I was 23, taking a train from New Haven, CT down to NYC. Bridgeport, in particular, was a ghost town being slowly reclaimed by nature. That first view was stunning.
you are the media you consume.
Nor is Waterbury. Or New London. Or Hartford.
Connecticut cities, in general, are pretty nasty in my experience.
On the other hand, small villages in CT are quite nice, and you can buy some nice, historic homes in those villages for pretty reasonable money, especially by BosWash standards. Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.
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