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Originally Posted by His Majesty
The dark cloud of poverty and crime that has befallen it.
Can Dolton, and other south Chicago towns, find some way to rebound again, to regain their safe and productive communities?
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My dad's side of the family can trace its roots back to Polish immigrants on the southeast side of Chicago.. My bloodline on both sides almost entirely consists of industrial workers. My aunt, uncle, cousin and second cousin were the last white family to leave their block in Dolton. They moved to Lowell, Indiana about five years ago. My uncle worked in the steel mill and my aunt worked at a laundromat and they used the money they earned to buy their house in Dolton.
I really don't agree with you and lean more towards Allen's perspective. Idyllic suburban life? Nah, it was
always a blue collar community. And to answer your question: They'll become safe and productive again when the rich and powerful bring the industrial jobs back to the United States instead of China and elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by allen2323
Most of the older residential neighborhoods in dolton are located very close to industrial which also makes it less desirable. Who wants to live next to a factory unless you happen to work there?
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It really is a shame - all the industry that has left the south suburbs, NWI and Kankakee County.
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