(My grandmother and great-aunts, circa 1945-1950)
For most of us, it is hard to fathom a time when Binghamton was the “Valley of Opportunity” instead of the “City of Disappointment”. In the past few decades, we have had the worst possible streak of luck. Beginning with the IBM layoffs that devastated our economy, to the floods of 2006 and 2011, to the rising crime and obesity rates, as well as being named the “5th most depressing city in the US”, there has been nothing but fuel added to the fire that coursed through this town.
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