I'm right now writing a novel about bodily functions, and to some extent about diseases. For the sake of metaphors I want the society to be mirrored in what happens in the body. This is an extremely minor part of the story, but I still think it will add a great dimension to it.
What I need is a real small city, or town that relies heavily on one type of industry. At some point the city should prosper and later when, due to the market or advancement in technology, the city starts to die. This needs to be partly a gradual progression, and at some point there must be a climax, for example the one factory getting shut down after bleeding cash for a while.
I've got a few ideas on good places, but I thought I throw the question out there in case I've missed some more obvious ones. It doesn't matter what type of industry. The more current and hight technological the better. The most important thing is that it really exists so I can do research to make it believable.
What I need is a real small city, or town that relies heavily on one type of industry. At some point the city should prosper and later when, due to the market or advancement in technology, the city starts to die. This needs to be partly a gradual progression, and at some point there must be a climax, for example the one factory getting shut down after bleeding cash for a while.
I've got a few ideas on good places, but I thought I throw the question out there in case I've missed some more obvious ones. It doesn't matter what type of industry. The more current and hight technological the better. The most important thing is that it really exists so I can do research to make it believable.