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These seem different from classic company towns like Wolfsburg or Flint, because they're integrated into a real city. It's hard to put a company town in the mid
by tlb 8y ago
These seem different from classic company towns like Wolfsburg or Flint, because they're integrated into a real city. It's hard to put a company town in the middle of nowhere and get good schools, restaurants, and performing arts. These are really company suburbs, which can be soulless but not unlivable.
- DrScump 8y agoIt's hard to put a company town in the middle of nowhere and get good schools, restaurants, and performing arts Chernobyl/Pripyat (Ukraine) was reportedly one such example... until the meltdown.
- tlb 8y agoThe Soviets could just tell people where to live. In the US, persuading teachers, chefs, and actors to move is fairly difficult.
- hkmurakami 8y agoAt least from the outside Toyota city seems to do well, and while it's a "real city", most of it came to be because of the eponymous corporate giant.