I would never have thought that this kind of thing was going on extensively in OH. I've only ever been to Cleveland or Youngstown in my life so far, so I really don't know what to make of this story. Anyone from OH want to comment on it?
Toledo is the 4th ranked city for illegal sex trade behind Miami, Las Vegas, and Portland. I think it might have something to do with it being a big city, 55 miles from Windsor where escorting is legal via a loophole. I also know the mafia used to run Youngstown but I am not an expert so I am just guessing.
I just did a quick google search and found this abstract:
"This paper will examine representations of crime in Youngstown, Ohio as a springboard for analyzing neoliberal economic and social policies which established the prison as a tool of population management. During the heyday of the steel industry in the 1950s and 60s, mobsters from Pittsburgh and Cleveland fought for control of the city. Their power struggles often turned violent and Youngstown earned the reputation as “Crimetown†or “Bombtown, U.S.A.†In the late 1980s and 90s, Youngstown experienced another wave of violent crime perpetrated by street level offenders who came of age in the wake of the mill closings of the 1970s and early 80s. In the 1990s, a number of prison developments testified to the limited options open to Youngstowners. _x000d_This paper will explore race in crime coverage and will argue that race played a critical role in legitimizing an economic model that abandoned industrial cities and a set of social policies that turned to prisons into warehouses for excess populations.
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Sam, I don't they're many corporate clubs in Portland. Just a lot of lame and lamer places. At least with The Acropolis one can get a good steak and salad bar cheap. Otherwise...
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"This paper will examine representations of crime in Youngstown, Ohio as a springboard for analyzing neoliberal economic and social policies which established the prison as a tool of population management. During the heyday of the steel industry in the 1950s and 60s, mobsters from Pittsburgh and Cleveland fought for control of the city. Their power struggles often turned violent and Youngstown earned the reputation as “Crimetown†or “Bombtown, U.S.A.†In the late 1980s and 90s, Youngstown experienced another wave of violent crime perpetrated by street level offenders who came of age in the wake of the mill closings of the 1970s and early 80s. In the 1990s, a number of prison developments testified to the limited options open to Youngstowners. _x000d_This paper will explore race in crime coverage and will argue that race played a critical role in legitimizing an economic model that abandoned industrial cities and a set of social policies that turned to prisons into warehouses for excess populations.
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Samsung, I think you nailed it--Toledo is a small town (relative to Detroit) "just 55 miles from Windsor" Canada. It's a depot!