The Abandoned Town Of Yellow Dog PA

Someday in the future I plan on returning to this property as it was purchased buy a private owner who does Public tours every other week for $30 per person or private tours if you request by email

[@bridgetfeitknecht7192]

I lived there twenty years ago with my mom cuz she divorced my dad, we lived in the green one that the roof was falling down on. I found out that the reason they shut it down was cause the septic was running into the tap water. I had weird experiences in the attic of that house. Scary creepy stuff

[@apocyldoomer]

I’d like to hear your stories from the attic, never go into the attic! Haha!

[@thekekronomicon590]

Makes sense it's always a concern when your well and septic tank are too close to each other

[@apocyldoomer]

@@thekekronomicon590 Yeck! 💩

[@larrylebowski8386]

Bridget? It’s me Larry. We were neighbors in Yellow Dog. You always told me those were nice experiences. Thanks.

[@jseananderson6335]

That's where I got my husky till she started over breading her dogs from the girl at the top of the hill that lived with the old guy

[@christinenulph562]

Two things, the owners charge $35 and you can go in any of the houses. And those weren’t homeless people camping. They were trout fishing. I used to live in Yellowdog. We moved in 1979. It was awesome to grow up there! Many, many fond memories!

[@schuylerhecht8253]

As an angler I appreciate you clarifying that for this guy... I see that Buffalo creek and it looks like alot of action in there and a great fishing spot (NEPA here)

[@matthewcicolini2700]

I wouldn’t mind paying 35 to check that place out is there anyone specific to contact if you know?

[@Blackskull26993]

​@@matthewcicolini2700Yeah I wouldn't either it looks really cool

[@Maria1998_]

how do you go about asking the owner?

[@cryptopappy6408]

So sad. The houses need people to become a home and people need a house to make a home. I'm from PA, I seen this too often. Breaks my heart seeing a house so sad and alone.

[@tonyg6103]

Love these abandoned town/building videos. Thanks Post10!

[@eileennovak1656]

That's what I was going to say 😊

[@BREEZY109]

Love to be able to go in:)

[@mufasah888]

One person owns the entire Yellow Dog Village. It was purchased in 2022. The owner hopes to fully restore the village to its 1920s glory. Hopefully they can make it happen before all the houses crumble. I think the village has like 19 homes. Very cool exploration Post10.

[@C1rnobyl]

They'll need to invest in top of the line water treatment systems that can kill E. Coli.

[@jeffhaft7378]

I'll bet you $20 the owner is going to sell it to a builder and they will all be boring monopoly homes like what is happening everywhere.

[@mikejohn0088]

Person? Doubtful. Black Rock probably.

[@karenbradley2248]

I grew up in a coal mining town about 1 1/2 hours from there. We all lived in coal company houses and these look like those homes. We never owned the house, the coal company did.

[@mikejohn0088]

WOW--- the song "Twenty One Tons" says it all, written back in the 1950s = some lyrics go: "Twenty one tons and what do ya get, another day older and deeper in debt, Saint Peter don't ya take me for I can't go, I owe my soul to the company store."

[@BarredCoast0]

The homes at Yellow Dog Village were built in the 1910s and 1920s to provide housing for those that worked at the mine. Yellow Dog Village closed in 2009 due to unsafe drinking water.

[@tomp8871]

I was just going to ask that. Seemed like an old mining town gone belly up.

[@BREEZY109]

Is this near the town with the mine fires that shut another town? Hmmm I'll look it up

[@sheram5949]

@@BREEZY109 No it's not that Centralia. I'm from Pa. and never heard of Yellow Dog. Of course, I'm from the east part of the state.

[@BarredCoast0]

@@BREEZY109 It's a limestone mine.

[@lindalooloo435]

I disagree about the vandalism being attributed to it's proximity to Pittsburgh. I think it's more likely that local kids (from Kitanning) or more likely the culprits. When kids have nothing to do, they break windows.

[@anniesalkind7828]

Also the tents are people out camping to trout fish. I lived 5-10 mins away

[@anthonymiller8979]

Those houses look typical of a coal "patch", a town owned by the mines and leased to the workers. Many like that is western PA.

[@russs7574]

Holy Yinzer, Post. You were in my backyard. I live about half an hour away in New Kensington, birthplace of the aluminum industry and original home of Alcoa. Next time you come down this way, make sure you get yourself a capicola and cheese sammitch at Primanti Brothers. By the way, loved your video about the Kinzua Viaduct. Have you ever done a piece about Titusville, Pa. and the Drake Oil Well? Fascinating history. Btw.....Knock off the cracks about Pittsburgh....we had a couple hundred thousand people in town last weekend for a pair of Taylor Swift concerts with zero shootings. It's actually a relatively safe big city.

[@mkelly0x20]

Yes, Primanti's is the obligatory yinzer food to try. And yeah, Pittsburgh is pretty safe as far as cities go. And nobody is driving an hour from the city to vandalize some abandoned house. There's plenty of abandoned homes, overpasses, etc in the city to vandalize already...

[@jockoharpo2622]

Does the town celebrate with the aluminum festival?

[@jockoharpo2622]

Is wilkinsburgh still plywooded up?

[@dmola3132]

You are like 35 miles away from the city of Pittsburgh. A lot happens in those miles. You go from slum crap city living to rural country living as your video shows. Those tents and campers are probably fishermen.

[@t-train6723]

@@jockoharpo2622yes. I’ve lived in the heart of Pittsburgh for 40 years, born and raised in the north side. It has gotten better but there are still a lot of bad areas.

[@terryk5403]

OMG - the hose that made the bell go off at gas stations! I completely forgot about those. I am surprised you experienced them. We haven’t had them in my area for decades! That was before self service - - the good old days, IMO.

[@DirtyPappy]

FYI - found this. Residents of Shadyside Village (Formally Yellow Dog) started getting sick in the early 2000s, and in 2009 residents were forced to leave after it was determined that the village’s water supply was contaminated with E. Coli bacteria.

[@chipstyx]

Growing up on a backroad like like that in Western PA, we absolutely appreciate folks asking or at least telling us why they're poking around. Hard to not be suspicious even to someone in safety gear when we've had farm equipment vandalized and such. Hope PA treated you well sir!

[@jeff6989]

Yellow Dog is at least an hour from Pittsburgh and the houses were falling apart but did not look vandalized. I live right outside of Pittsburgh in the suburbs and don't even lock my doors at night!

[@patfitz6631]

I offered to take him on a tour of Pittsburgh.

[@JohnWilson-wg4gk]

In Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, the former mining town of Kramer successfully revitalized itself into the village of Stump Creek. You could buy a house then for two or three thousand. That price included the outhouse. That was back in the 1970's, though. Gruda Metals had a huge recycling center there. It's about halfway between DuBois and Punxsutawney.

[@Cougelly1999]

Wow John Wilson it is cool to hear someone referencing local cities!

[@richkociban6804]

I live in the Pittsburgh area . Yes, we have good and bad areas just like any other major city.

[@SubwayJack919]

Insecure statements like this make me think it's much worse than your letting on.

[@chalky_white]

Bro he's just highlighting an abandoned town. He's not saying "hey this is a typical suburb of Pittsburgh."

[@jrthetravelingsalesman6357]

Yea that comment bothered me by him. He has no idea and it’s those vague smug comments from him that make me smh. I travel the country for work, nothing is worse than Baltimore and Detroit.

[@herbbranan78]

I grew up in Worthington, right next to Yellow Dog. I knew people who lived there. Pittsburgh is over half an hour away (30+ miles). Nobody in the "bad" areas of Pittsburgh drives up rt 28, 10 minutes off any major roads, into random empty houses in the woods, just to break some windows. Most of the vandalization would be from people (mostly kids) local to the area, as you find happen pretty much anywhere.

[@nancymann5351]

​@@herbbranan78 yes. I was going to say the same thing. Kittanning and Ford City are much closer.

[@lauracebula3222]

Eh, 50 miles from Pittsburgh is not that close a proximity, and that town was not vandalized because of it. You made it sound like it’s in the inner city and that Pittsburgh is a bad place. Most of the old mining and mill towns in this part of the state have fallen onto hard times, and their construction was probably substandard to begin with. Company houses were built pretty basic and on the cheap, to squeeze more profit for the mine/mill owners.

[@dankind64]

very cool video! i love these abandoned town stories. thanks for adding the background info at the start!

[@oldladyfarmer7211]

Sometimes the zoning laws prohibit tearing down buildings until the buildings are completely condemned. This entices the realty companies or investors who want the property to break windows and undermine structures where they can to accelerate the deterioration.

[@MK-he8xm]

Oh please! It isn't law abiding citizens vandalizing! Are u stupid? No realtor or anyone with a that type of job would risk their license or career to vandalize!

[@nataliella97]

appreciate you explaining your reasoning for not wanting to go urbexing with the camera! at the end of the day homeless people are mostly just folks who're going through a bad time, and I don't think most of us want people filming us when we're going through it. I hope you do more of these, pennsylvania really seems chock full of these kinds of abandoned towns. I almost wanna do some companion videos looking at the history of these places from archived newspapers, it could be a fun project!

[@nothanksbro69]

This town was abandoned really recently like wow

[@minekush1138]

also don't wanna have to super glue a hole in your foot because you put your foot through the floor and that's coming from someone that's likes bandos or smoke spots what ever you wanna call em 😂 but yeah I learned the hard way we're you should step 😂

[@markmcculloch4459]

Thank you Post 10 for another great video.did you ever find out about the moose.just wondering if they were able to help it.any update would be cool

[@JeffreyStrader]

POST10......................"THANK YOU" for sharing your life with us. I truly enjoy following your adventures.

[@tylerbuhite5432]

I live 5 mins from here. Grew up playing at the old ball field and my now Fiancé' lived there as a child. The mine entrance used to be accessible about 5 years ago. But not anymore. All the tents and activity on the banks of buffalo creek are for trout season. Its Been a big thing here since i was a child. We call it Fishmas. We are not ignorant or unkind. We just value are privacy. Its why we live where we do. Thanks for the video! Def come back ill show ya around.

[@mjriemen]

Merry Fishmas!! Lol

[@brittrathbunwoo7370]

I love the beautiful scenery. I am on the West Coast, so the atmosphere hete is much different than the wooded areas of the NE. Refreshing.

[@paulschweinsberg8568]

You were so close to me. I’ve always found this so fascinating!

[@plankhead72]

Fascinating as ever - reminds me of some of the estates in Ireland in 2009

[@DatBoiCheddar]

I grew up there and moved out in 2010. there's a lot of cool things around there

[@anniesalkind7828]

The white building you said may have been a business at the bottom of all the houses used to be the managers office of the properties. Years ago the water supply was contaminated and it was a disaster.

[@jenniferbraun7269]

Ugh, Pittsburgh is a pretty safe and clean city.

[@meikgisiger1481]

Hey Posty, great video 👍🏻. I hope you join the public tour. I'm curious to know what the houses look like from the inside.🤔 Take care....

[@sherrimiller450]

❤️ the video. I am from Pa. Now living in Alaska. Very surprised at the end of the video to see you parked in my hometown Walmart 👏 Maybe I will check this area out (safely)on my next visit home🤗

[@Weesperbuurt]

The houses were built between 1910 and 1920…so they’re over 100 years old.

[@mightyV444]

Oh man! Seems like *everyone* is suffering from colds right now, and no matter if it's Summer or Winter either! I've had mine for two weeks now! I see it's been a week meanwhile since this was posted, so hopefully you're all well again now! 😉👍

[@mattwuk]

Very respectful as always, what a shame its abandoned and so recently too

[@briana9743]

Abandoned houses?? Yes please! Thank you for your content! Been watching your videos for 4 years ❤

[@m.hensley-panlilio671]

No worries about the wind noise. Very interesting video post10. I think your video work is excellent, you carefully pan the camera. Well done, I look forward to your next explore!

[@Lostamundo]

I do love abandoned videos, so interesting to see the past.

[@richarddundas5573]

Awesome 💯 keep up with the amazing work.

[@joshuamcgovern6587]

this is a beautiful video, the rain and the gray sky and the shabby old houses. very spooky stuff peak kino

[@crimesforgottenbytime]

My favorite KZbinr. Thank you.

[@AN-tt5jy]

Midwest Magic Cleaning sent his viewers over here to say Hi - He loves your videos and I can see why. I subscribed.

[@apocyldoomer]

Good stuff Post, Happy Trails, Happy Urbexing !

[@timbo11]

The bare trees, rain and the abandoned buildings gives this whole area quite the creepy atmosphere. I bet property prices are reasonable though.

[@CMDSR]

Those were big majestic houses at one time. So sad that houses like that in such bad shape.

[@derekzeigler]

The reason for the tents is buffalo creek is a heavily stocked trout stream that whole section of road along the creek will fill with campsites 2 weeks prior to opening day and hundreds of people will be fishing there

[@danilianian]

Thanks for another awesome video

[@lynnerokavec8830]

It's been 13 years; almost 14. The major problem with the buildings there is that the siding is made from asbestos.

[@Lazybones52]

Don’t think they care in Pennsylvania different dep laws

[@Masherbrum]

Actually the housing market wasn't the main reason. Sewage and drinking water quality were the main culprits of this Village being vacated.

[@teddibayer]

I admire your philosophy about exploring. Smart.

[@jewishman2687]

These houses are far older than ten/thirteen years. I'd guess seventy years at least. The asbestos siding stopped being produced in the 1950's and the way the houses are constructed is reminiscent of "corporate construction" or a company owned town.

[@mikejohn0088]

The transition from the company houses to the BlackRock houses. The company houses were rented as are BlackRock's that is, until they no longer want/need tenants.

[@billrobbins5874]

Thank you for the video, Post. Found rather depressing. From comments listed, heard the water was contaminated. The conditions of the homes very poor. Understandable though, once the roofs begin to leak the insides deteriorate quickly. With the winter snow and cold speeds that process up quite a bit. Stay safe, glad you decided not to explore. Can only try to imagine the feelings of those who stayed. 🤢

[@Cougelly1999]

But the landscape is really pretty

[@brendasaunders4956]

Beautiful community just imagine how it could really look older places need to be restored or we will lose them PA has such nice areas

[@CConky]

Looks like you were in an episode of The Walking Dead. I love these exploration vids man, keep it up! 👍

[@gowanis]

We might find Zombie Moose here

[@poisionivy]

love the video post 10 you do a awesome job on all of your videos keep up the awesome work my friend. bty this video looks like some thing from fallout4 game.

[@Yinzzy656]

Thank you for coming to Western Pa Post 10

[@prunabluepepper]

I always imagine all the business opportunities for places like that. This place had so many options, prior to it falling into disrepair.

[@corblimeygov79]

Interesting video..thanks from uk 🇬🇧

[@justpain365]

Good day sir. Thx 4 tha share

[@1967BlackRose]

How sad that development companies aren't more thoughtful. Looks like it was a good little community. Shame they sit while working low income folks can't find an affordable place to live. Great explore. Thank you

[@jeffro5683]

The roofs don't matter. Even a metal roof deteriorates. You have to keep up maintenance on your house. If it's abandoned . No maintenance... Not too mention. Several, Several feet of snow and ice. It takes a toll on a roof. Especially, if it has been abandoned. Think about it

[@meriena]

Hey, Post 10, ever filmed in Montana? I would LOOOOVE to see you explore those forests, houses, rivers, and lakes there. Love you in Serbia.

[@rottenanimal619]

50 years ago, kids would be playing in the streets, people having BBQs and enjoying the day. Families were living in all those abandoned houses. If those buildings could talk.

[@johngomes16]

Great video. You should stop by Centralia as well. Though not much to see. Graffiti highway has been covered up by dirt. But still some building standing there

[@KonaSquid]

Man, I love rainy weather. So comfy.

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Neat, I like these abandoned places. I can understand why you didn't go exploring, though. 👍

[@aaronbrucker966]

butler walmart, so cool seeing you in my neck of the woods thats awesome.

[@MarkGrago]

Greetings from Beaver County, PA! ALL OF YINZ! 👋🏻

[@Milcom34]

Thanks, Cool Video. It;s Sad to See Decay like this in America*****

[@MarkSutphin]

awesome vid sir!

[@justadude5547]

Thanks for sharing, i get exited by abandoned places but I’m too scared to explore.

[@KC_1994]

Love this kind of stuff!!

[@BREEZY109]

Hey POST n everyone!! It's sad they weren't able to go back. Just a waste now sitting to just rot..... i loved exploring old abandoned places.. i loved to picture what it use to look like

[@ricj7517]

HTH did I miss this video??? I love your Abandoned videos Post10 👍

[@rgarlinyc]

I love old abandoned towns, take my cameras along and produce some remarkably unique pictures of "what once was"". Pity you couldn't explore more - I'da felt disappointed too

[@jasonsmith-bm1sv]

It looks like this could have been a decent place to be at one time long ago. Looks similar to my grandma's neighborhood actually.

[@YourTubeVideoss]

Hello I Found Your Channel On KZbin Home Page - I Have Subscribed and Clicked Bell - Good Video - Sad How Time Goes By - Abandoned Houses / Buildings

[@daytimedreaming8307]

Post 10, all your videos are interesting one way or another. Cool what your new camera can do. Enjoy, have fun and be safe.

[@joannefazenbaker1448]

This looks so familiar like I've drove through there before. Sad those people lost their homes.

[@brothertax]

Loving the new cam.

[@JohnMiller-oz7gv]

Nice job. Good video.

[@stephenwest798]

Most shingles back in the day were 15 years of service and if leaves were left to lay on them less. Shame that sewage got into the ground water due to bad septic system practices. Should not be an impossibility to remedy though. Shame to see all those houses go to waste.

[@anthonysuski9248]

Greetings from Pennsylvania!!! 😎 👍

[@stephenmorton8017]

What a depressing place. Don't worry about missing out on seeing the inside of blight. We can see clear enough from the outside. This is my overall impression of Pennsylvania. A love of vandalism and decay. Football taught at all the schools. Big plans for the future.

[@thepratter]

I'd just like a day to explore with this man.

[@KonaSquid]

Exploration videos are the best :3

[@dalejoy193]

The salmon colored building @ 1:52 has a spirit in the upstairs left window! 👀👻👻

[@sandiwinton8080]

YES i was reading comments to see if anyone else noticed! seems to be walking back and forth.

[@GoingPostalSince2012]

With is going on at 3:06 in the first floor lower right window? Looks like a zombie dancing around😅

[@user-bq3gs6ke6u]

Nice video..👍👍👍

[@TracyK2875]

Cool you were only 20 min from me. I know lots of people who been there and explored to take pics. ❤

[@mr.reaper4505]

This little town reminded me of that church you explored a while back, the one where the kitchen fell through the floor, is that building still standing?

[@dontran449]

I love to see those abandoned houses inside

[@tonydetwiler2624]

Nice I live in Shippensburg Pennsylvania I’ve never heard of this place

[@diane_alworth]

Just in time for a Post vlog. Yeasss!

[@UnholyChocolate]

You can stop the audio chaning when zooming if its an android phone. You need to go to the camera, Open the settings, more settings, and then turn off audio zoom. Thanks for the great video's as always

[@mudbuds1161]

You should buy some property there

[@810PRODUCTIONS]

I demand you partake in a private tour NOW!

[@Ramberta]

I knew this area looked familiar-- I went to Westminster college for a couple of years :D this isn't far away! Rural PA is spooky for sure, and I'd take my chances with squatters any day over homeowners dedicated enough to booby-trap their properties!!!

[@stephleo3168]

Very cool to see

[@timfurnier7061]

I've got a question for you. You would feel safe sleeping in your car in a Wal-Mart lot? I was living in my car for a couple of years, but I just parked in different neighborhoods when I slept. I never wanted to sleep in a Wal-Mart parking lot because I didn't think I'd be safe there.

[@shannamoxley1040]

Wow never heard of it I'm in New Castle, ill have to check it out

[@AdrianGarcia-sh1ty]

Relajante

[@FionaC1]

How sad to see all these homes abandoned