By 1992, it was experiencing a debilitating mix of suburban flight, economic recession and a decline in the commercial real estate market.

The suburban flight of second-generation residents in the 70's and 80's is largely stanched.

Statistics show suburban flight in the last decade and a half.

Ignored are those that suburban flight has left behind, while their neighborhoods, schools and other public infrastructure are allowed to decline.

In the 1970s, the city suffered from the problems that affected other Rust Belt cities, such as decreased economic activity and suburban flight.

But the Depression prompted a decline that accelerated in the 1950's and 60's with suburban flight and the growth of television.

In the 1960s Denver, along with many cities across the country, began to experience problems with urban decay and suburban flight.

But those attitudes started to change in the 1960's as cities felt the brunt of urban decay and suburban flight.

Several factors had sown seeds for Whittier's comeback from the post-war suburban flight.

Bridgeport, which has yet to recover from suburban flight and the decline of manufacturing, has had 33 murders this year, the most in the state.