Description The plight of American Rust Belt is obvious in places like Braddock, Pennsylvania. A former hub of America's industrial might, the steel township just outside of Pittsburgh suffered immense decline as US steel and manufacturing industries collapsed. Subsequent drug-crime epidemic and economic downturns hasten its degeneration in recent years. But the battle just begun. With folks like Braddock's mayor John Fetterman, and the backing of Levi's, Braddock and cities like it will soon see better days to come.