A Drone Flew High Above An Uninhabited City In Pennsylvania And Caught The Most Incredible Footage

Concrete City, in Nanticoke, has long been abandoned. However, it was originally built by Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W) in 1911 as housing for a select group of its workers. Each worker had to meet certain criteria – including having a position high on the employment ladder, such as foreman – to be eligible to live in the concrete homes.

A total of 20 duplexes, which could house 40 employees, were built. That meant only 40 of the railroad’s employees would get a spot in the housing. At the time, DL&W employed more than 1,700.

Concrete City became a premier community, brimming with amenities – from tennis courts to a swimming pool. (The swimming pool would later be closed after a child’s drowning.) Each duplex housed two employees, with each employee getting one half of the duplex. The amenities in each home were impressive, too, and included seven rooms of which four were bedrooms. Homes were heated with coal bins, and each boasted an outhouse. The most prominent workers – from the foreman to the fire chief – won the chance to live in the community.

Unfortunately, Concrete City turned out to be anything but a success. Life in a concrete building meant an abundance of condensation built up in the homes and paint began falling off of the walls. After 11 years, Concrete City was closed.

A coal company then purchased Concrete City, with the intention of demolishing the homes. That, too, failed. Even 100 sticks of dynamite failed to bring down the homes.

Below, you’ll find drone video of the Concrete City, which still sits abandoned and which curiosity seekers still explore.