Born and raised solidly in the rust belt and suffering deep homesicknesshttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mti5ffa3ok2wReally! Fantastic place, but when so many jobs left the result maybe is not a surprise. But it’s so nice there, it’s a shame. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti5ffa3ok2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3moolteji522bSo many places that are still decayed remnants of their former greatness are safe — despite perceptions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3moolteji522bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mn475aepv22bSo much amazing history in Detroit, and Berry Gordy’s empire is a large gem of it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn475aepv22bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mmpxisxq6c22Not something I was there for or remember but I know the feeling: a town hanging on and then a truly debilitating event comes along and you just get to pick up the pieces. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpxisxq6c22https://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mmmvgzhp322vMy childhood included Lemon Blennd and my adulthood simply cannot compete. The mysterious demise of lemon Blennd - https://www.pittsburghmanifold.com/post/what-happened-to-lemon-blennd24 May 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmvgzhp322vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mmjqgplk4224I remember the Brown Derby from my childhood, fondly. I wonder how it’s held up to my memory. https://bsky.app/profile/clevelandscene.bsky.social/post/3mmjmwotxls23 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjqgplk4224https://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mmdhwlflos2zAnother place I’m pining for, and fawning over. They have a light rail! They have trains to Chicago, and Boston, and Toronto, and New York! Friendly folks, good food. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdhwlflos2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlpbnfyslc23I remember driving past this a bunch. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpbnfyslc23https://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlp7pqmgjs23I was just thinking about this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp7pqmgjs23https://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlotk5eask2hI never got to visit the Citiwalk in Toledo in the glory days. I wish I had. https://sites.google.com/view/toledocitiwalk/map-info12 May 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlotk5eask2hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mljudc3ycs2xWhat it’s like being from the rust belt and proud of it. Thanks, Michael Stanley, for telling it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj09Xr-6qyQ10 May 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljudc3ycs2xhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlgbrgefbc2kThis is true, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgbrgefbc2khttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlac6bnuhk2qPeople are coming around to what I already know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlac6bnuhk2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mlac3kdmh22qSitting outside an empty factory, even a small one, with a little Bauhaus-style front office edifice, hurts: you remember the jobs that were lost.07 May 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlac3kdmh22qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mky65vyz2k2bThis street screamed for reuse of the decaying spaces for so long. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky65vyz2k2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mkldlb4e722mI know the story of this but it still hurts to see it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkldlb4e722mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/rustbeltexpat.myatproto.social/post/3mkgtchq44k22Buy a house for the price of a VCR sticks in my head. I need to go back, but going back is not the same as having never left. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:usgp4yvjbyo7ye5pzty4alfe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgtchq44k22