It boomed after the birth of mass motoring, then crashed in spectacular style thanks to industrial strife in the 70s before being salvaged by foreign owners picking through the wreckage.
Business services and finances, a sector that has boomed for much of the last decade, accounted for more than a quarter of the GDP decline in the second quarter.
"Every time I do something athletic, I want an applause," he boomed into the mic.
"We still got it, and if you want it, come and get it!" he boomed into the mic at the beginning of the set, before launching into the next song.
Vancouver, a young city with a healthy market for residential development, has boomed in recent decades: the past 30 years have seen the city's population increase by a third to 600,000.
Five years later, in August of 2000, cannons boomed, church bells rang and thousands watched from the harborside as the sub was raised and brought by barge to a conservation lab in North Charleston.
The area's professional team, Sacramento Republic, have boomed in popularity since team the MLS' expansion plans were announced, in 2013, and have set themselves up as strong contenders.
PD "This is Chile's greatest generation!" boomed the Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal ahead of his team's ascent to Ecuador, who have won all four of their home qualifiers so far.
