Pennsylvania. A state full of beauty, culture, artifacts, and architecture.
Have you heard about the history of the abandoned concrete city?
Nestled in the hills of Nanticoke is an abandoned concrete city in Pennsylvania, boasting a fascinating history and an uncertain future. Known as Concrete City, it gained its moniker from the robust concrete houses that marked an early example of tract housing. However, this architectural experiment in Pennsylvania, designed to create seemingly indestructible homes, ultimately resulted in eerie, abandoned ruins.
Referred to as "The Garden City of the Anthracite Region," Concrete City aimed to offer modern housing for local coal mining employees. Amid various architectural approaches employed by coal companies in the early 1900s, this concrete venture stood out. The durable nature of these buildings, meant to withstand time, has left them standing as haunting remnants of Pennsylvania's industrial past.
Constructed in the International Style architecture, popularized in the 1920s and 30s for its emphasis on simple, efficient design and optimal interior spaciousness, Concrete City stands out as a unique example. Built in 1911 its distinctive feature is that all its buildings were crafted from concrete.
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