What Happened to Syracuse, New York??

A place with affordable homes, respected universities, and some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. And it's dying. From something quieter, something most cities don't see coming until it's too late. People aren't fleeing Syracuse. They're just... not staying. And the spreadsheets they're making late at night? They all point somewhere else. In Small Town America and cities across the USA, stories like this are becoming more common. Syracuse has slowly joined the list of cities everyone is leaving, places where the numbers tell a very different story than the postcard version of the city. What you're about to hear isn't a story about a city that collapsed. It's about one that made reasonable decisions, smart decisions, even, that slowly turned a thriving industrial hub into a warning. Syracuse didn't fall; it eroded, one choice at a time, and nobody noticed until the damage was permanent. ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - The Winter Problem 01:28 - The Highway That Cut a City in Half 02:59 -The Poverty Nobody Planned 04:21 - Infrastructure and Attitude 05:24 - Crime and Perception 06:04 - What's Actually Good 06:31 - What's Happening Now 🔔 Subscribe for weekly travel documentaries exploring Forgotten America and overlooked travel destinations USA.    / @mrghosttown      / @mrghosttown