More People

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's final article, "South Bend Survived," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next for More People.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Av...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's sixth article, "The Cost of South Bend's Decline," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neighborhood in So...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's fifth article, "The Great Annexation War of South Bend and Her Suburbs," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One:...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's fourth article, "Jobs Stayed in South Bend, but Employees Left," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neig...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss Joe's third article, "The Worst Decade in South Bend History" and continue to explore why this series matters in 2020.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided DeclinePart Two:...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we discuss Joe's second article, "Suburbanization, not Studebaker" in which he pushes against the commonly held belief that South Bend was doomed to decline when Studebaker closes its doors. We also discuss the public response to the series so far, and some of the rac...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.In this episode, we learn about Joe's long family history in South Bend and discuss his first article, No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Decline.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided DeclinePart T...

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline.Read the series:Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 YearsPart One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided DeclinePart Two: Suburbanization, not StudebakerPart Three: The Worst Decade in South Bend HistoryPart Four: Jobs Stayed in South Bend, but Employees LeftPart Fiv...