Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We traveled to Youngstown, Ohio, once a booming center of steel production. In 1977, steel plants started to shut down leading to a devastating decline. We visited the city to see how it’s rebuilding, what locals have to say, and what the future may hold in this historic city.
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0:00 Deaths of Despair
0:36 Youngstown Facts
1:11 History of Youngstown
1:24 Why did Steel Leave?
2:15 Black Monday
2:47 Talking with Locals
3:35 Invisible Fence
4:23 Drugs?
5:43 Prescribed Vicodin in 3rd Grade
6:54 Violence?
7:29 “They Don’t Rebuild the Houses"
7:57 “I Had G*n In My Mouth”
8:40 Beautiful Buildings and Millionaire Row
9:15 “I Love Youngstown”
9:25 University and Immigrants
10:21 Who to Blame?
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#ohio #rustbelt #youngstown
We traveled to Youngstown, Ohio, once a booming center of steel production. In 1977, steel plants started to shut down leading to a devastating decline. We visited the city to see how it’s rebuilding, what locals have to say, and what the future may hold in this historic city.
About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias, fear-mongering, or partisanship. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via the products below.
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► Instagram: instagram.com/ridethenews
► App: apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanews-unbiased-fun-news/id1630180690
► Newsletter: rocanews.substack.com
Our Series:
► Rust Belt: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPeAGR_Bf_D2Di5bzXIMrM6Ef_IIiRNYU&si=Q5ewau_4vb0tGkMC
► New Mexico: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPeAGR_Bf_D13WP-qxrHXM5e74bU_gmKp&si=Zhivz1uXd_hn7-8g
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0:00 Deaths of Despair
0:36 Youngstown Facts
1:11 History of Youngstown
1:24 Why did Steel Leave?
2:15 Black Monday
2:47 Talking with Locals
3:35 Invisible Fence
4:23 Drugs?
5:43 Prescribed Vicodin in 3rd Grade
6:54 Violence?
7:29 “They Don’t Rebuild the Houses"
7:57 “I Had G*n In My Mouth”
8:40 Beautiful Buildings and Millionaire Row
9:15 “I Love Youngstown”
9:25 University and Immigrants
10:21 Who to Blame?
Subs: 60k subs
#ohio #rustbelt #youngstown
