tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post6411410669217485301..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Rust Belt PodunkJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-13448926509639124932010-04-14T06:14:25.576-04:002010-04-14T06:14:25.576-04:00In an economy where natural resources no longer di...In an economy where natural resources no longer dictate the value of location, few Midwest locations can compete with the coasts for job opportunities within the knowledge industries.<br /><br />It comes down to a different kind of talent and skill set and a different kind of innovation ecology (Saxenian doesn't use this term I don't think, but it's the difference between Route 128 and Silicon Valley).<br /><br />Where is the equivalent of the Silicon Valley--an innovative ecology--in the Midwest?<br /><br />In the early 1900s, it was in all of the major center cities in the Midwest as innovation was tied with manufacturing and venture capital (i.e., the auto industry centered in Detroit partly because of proximity to carriage makers, and Western Michigan lumber, and lumber (and copper) barons from elsewhere in Michigan had the capital to invest).<br /><br />College towns like Ann Arbor and Madison succeed, as does Chicago, relatively speaking. But Midwest universities, even the best ones, have not pulled off the equivalent of Stanford seeding the Silicon Valley.Richard Laymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765521217875752850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-86009841840622914592010-04-13T11:25:15.323-04:002010-04-13T11:25:15.323-04:00Actually, the discussion of pizza is the point. Th...Actually, the discussion of pizza is the point. There isn't a Rust Belt or Midwestern style of pizza. Instead, there is a stunning cultural variation throughout the megaregion.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-332895011550766842010-04-13T10:55:45.414-04:002010-04-13T10:55:45.414-04:00I know this wasn't the intent of your post to ...I know this wasn't the intent of your post to encourage the discussion of pizza, BUT, when you mentioned Y-Town I immediately thought of Avalon Gardens Pizza, thick crust and saucy.<br />Man, I need to get back to Youngstown one day and revisit it.5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-78653245444970351572010-04-06T15:49:57.404-04:002010-04-06T15:49:57.404-04:00First, full disclosure: I have no memory of the Er...First, full disclosure: I have no memory of the Erie Greek Dog. But a little online research yielded some good information.<br /><br />"New York Lunch" is credited with inventing the Greek hot dog in 1927. I gather the dog is deep fried with some sort of Greek sauce on top. I know that deep fried hot dogs aren't indigenous to Erie. So, the sauce recipe is what makes this cuisine uniquely Erie (along with the locally produced hot dogs from Smith's).<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/ya3lebr<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if you could find something similar in Buffalo.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-45414357674192934142010-04-06T14:56:16.499-04:002010-04-06T14:56:16.499-04:00Maybe you can help me; what's the deal with &q...Maybe you can help me; what's the deal with "Greek hot dogs" in Erie? I had one last summer, it was great (but not what I'd expected), but I've never heard of one, and there's not much about them online. do they exist outside the city at all? Is it something that one business came up with and is occasionally imitated by others?<br /><br />Can you tell me how to make it?JRothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907678721004244892noreply@blogger.com