South Bend, Ind. was once a company town but when the Studebaker plant closed in 1968 the town lost a third of its population and unemployment soared. “There are some parts of town where you’d think the closure of Studebaker was something that happened a couple of years ago, not 50,” says Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Photographer Peter Hoffman traveled to South Bend and documented the struggling town for NPR’s Cities Series. Listen to the story and see more photos on NPR.org.
Great work by Peter Hoffman.
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My hometown! Just as I remember it.
FILMING LOCATION WANT.
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South Bend, Ind. was once a company town but when the Studebaker plant closed in 1968 the town lost a third of its...
Great work by Peter Hoffman.
Indiana
Not going to lie…I kind...wish my hometown...NPR for...
Interesting. (This is whereabouts I live and shit)