Were Rust Belt cities ever really attractive? Rust Belt cities weren’t built for beauty, they were built for enterprise. There’s plenty of understated natural beauty in many places, but little of the spectacular scenery (and great weather) found in Sun Belt or West Coast places. Rust Belt cities were built principally as production centers, not commercial centers. I’ll note here that I toured downtown Detroit and nearby neighborhoods extensively last month, for the first time in about five years.

Source: Forbes September 04, 2023 00:44 UTC