chester, pennsylvania. chester conveniently positioned along the delaware river is about 20 miles south of philly. chester s story is influenced by the legacy of industrialization. like they said in chester back in the day, what chester makes makes chester. you about the post-war era hit it hard as the u.s. economy became less dependent on manufacturings. 30% of the jobs were lost between 1950 and 19 0 and white flight took it from 20% black to 80% black and hispanic. with an economy in free fall and local politicians indifferent to the needs of constituents, it was prime for the staging of several toxic facilities along the river. kimberly-clark, del cora and yvonne nick. how does a city that only has 35,000 people create this much trash? well, they don t. the trash is brought in by trucks and trains from up and down the east coast and some of that trash is y alls.