@ivan @mrf

Eh, while I'm not familiar enough with East Slavic Language slang to catch the nuance of that word, if it means "dead former industrial zones near the urban-rural border", those are distinctly different in Southern California.

Western PA, however ... looks like this in some places

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4097379,-80.0851115,3a,75y,40.27h,93.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4CbHW2ufIY_4xY2DCUMZ9Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu