Buffalo has a long time reputation as being a "rust belt" city with high rates of poverty and the usual narrative is that outside factors such as Ontario's Welland Canal and manufacturing jobs being outsourced is the reason why. However, there are very few narratives that point to factors happening within Buffalo that are considered the reason for its decline. In this episode we take a look at one of the wealthiest families in Buffalo - the Jacobs of Delaware North fame - and ask why are they wealthy while the rest of Buffalo is not. In this episode we will also look into some of the mafia origins in Buffalo, a thread that we will continue to pull on as we go deeper into this series.

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