A road in Baltimore that follows the course of the Jones Falls. The southernmost portion of it passes through Baltimore's original industrial area, which was all powered by the river when it was first built. There are still a few working (electricity-consuming) factories and such down there, and a few of the old mill buildings have been converted into artist studios and the like, but most of it has been left to rust in peace. There is an old station of the Ma & Pa Railroad along the road; though the tracks are overgrown and the building is abandoned, the legend on it is still eminently readable.
Falls Road speaks to me of the past of Baltimore, of industry and prosperity long since departed. Though Baltimore might be a little far south to be considered in the Rust Belt, lower Falls Road is like a little piece of Bethlehem or Flint.