Weekly Links Roundup
A roundup of links to important Rust Belt-related pieces from this past week.
A Rust Belt Revival Is Beyond Black and White
City analyses often fall prey to black-and-white narratives. The Rust Belt is either “dead” or “reviving.” Residents are either suburbanites or city dwellers, gentrifiers or natives, boosters or negative nabobs.
The Biggest Little-Known Book Award
No one stumbles upon the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award collection at the Cleveland Public Library. The books are shelved in three locked cabinets of the Treasure Room, a drum-tight chamber in Special Collections.