Posted by Whichester1 on June 01, 2013 at 17:56:03 from (173.27.107.51):
In Reply to: All Gone posted by LAA on June 01, 2013 at 17:21:49:
My hometown had the following, I know some are being missed but the following are gone:
Glass factory.
Shoe factory.
Seat factory for the automotive industry.
Battery factory for the automotive industry.
Wiring harness factory.
Overhead bridge company went bankrupt (only three left in the entire country) one of their customers bought them. Wages/benefits have apparently been cut.
All the 'mom and pop' grocery stores are gone.
'Mom and Pop' pharmacies are going fast.
IH dealer is gone.
Population is declining, my high school only graduated about half the students as 30 years ago.
Am sure I missed a bunch, but this will support what everybody else is saying.
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