Iowa’s aging population and young people's exodus from rural towns to larger cities are well documented, and state and federal agencies have spent millions trying to revitalize those communities. But another problem gets in the way of rural renewal: vacant buildings. Some of the buildings have been neglected since the 1980s Farm Crisis, which accelerated the depopulation of rural Iowa, and have deteriorated to the point of being dangerous. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #ruraliowa #derelictbuildings