Review of From Brooklyn to Worthington

After reading the essay I don't understand why he went on and on about describing the city- unless he was trying to explain why he didn't like it there. It seems to be a dust bowl area. I think the main reason he did not like living there was because he feels it could have contributed to his father's alcoholism and that his father was not happy there. Once he revisited, the only revelation he made was how the city had become diversified and embraced the diversification. I thought all the description of the city was boring (to me, at least).