The Economist writes about the revival of the Rust Belt, which is kind of interesting (the old tire town of Akron is now the new polymer science town of Akron), but they include Boston in their definition of "Rust Belt," say we have lots of cheap industrial properties and that:
The hunt for Lebensraum is driving young entrepreneurs to explore the neglected peripheries of big cities, such as Boston’s South Side (“Southie”) ...
H/t Erikk Hokenson.