what's scranton like? ive been considering moving there with my fiance and baby. We currently live in wilkes barre. Are the homes cheap? Neighborhoods safe? Scranton looks like a step up from wilkes barre thats for sure.
i live in stoudsburg and i went up to scranton today and went to the steam town mall and crossed that bridge to go to the muesam and saw all the boxcars that had the do not hump sign lol
But, I love the Do Not Hump signs at the train-car graveyard. :) And Chick's, Northern Lights, the old Radisson, Tin-Tin's, The new Vintage Theater, the potholed streets, The courthouse's courtyard, West Side, East Mountain, The Hill section, South Side, even Minooka, maybe. xD
Ahh, Scrah-un. Ya cuh-n't fine a better place ta live, absolootly. Now let's youse and me go downa valley get a couple two tree beers. Jeet? We cou' pick up Maroni's onna way back. I'll pay but da corner pieces are my-un.
Now I'm homesick. Scranton for life! I grew up in scranton, and was hardly ever board. You just have to know where to go, and have diverse interests, and NO it is not mostly white. So for those of you wishing to move here with the hopes that it is, don't bother. We don't want you anyway. Intelligent, and kind people...come on down.
skizzo192, your a disgrace to the nation. you cant judge a race because some of them might have vandalised something or did something wrong. other races do the same thing. i dont even know you and im sure your more filth then they are. jerk.
Scranton isnt as bad as people are trying to say in this... ive lived here since i was born. its sometimes a boring place to live for teenagers because all there really is to do is go to the mall or walk around downtown or go to the cafe Northern Light but thats it. but its not horrible!
haha yeah if you belive its mostly white then i could sell you dirt for $100.00 an ounce. seems like the teeming masses of mexicans ricans and blacks all decided to migrate here inthe 90s. i lived here 16 years, and yes everyone loves it cuz The Office. which is sad.
Scranton isn't that bad...life does move a little slower, but the downtown area's looking nicer each week and I've hope for the town to become bigger.
I've lived here my whole life and its nothing special. I like the "small town" feel to it but thats it. Everything is old and run down. However I will say, things seem to be getting better. Lots of buildings being renevated, etc.
Um.....ok? But yes, it is. In downtown there are more black people but everywhere else there are really none. But whats wrong with black people anyway???
i live in philly and my girlfreind goes to U of Scranton and i been here and going up here again when she goes back to school and i like it up here its peacefull i know how to get around to Scranton then i do in philly hahaha
I love Scranton and always will. I moved away to Texas nearly 15 years ago. My parents are still in Scranton and so I try to visit at least once a year. My roots are in Scranton and I would never want to just leave it all behind.
Taco bandido used to be across from the uofs, bad mexican food and during hs school wed goto battaglias sporting goods to play video games and do some hitting in the batting cages. wtf said there was "fine"dining in downtown, scranton has to be one of the worse cities in pa. They tried to make scranton look newer and in doing so trying to lure back peole who left what a damn joke that city is, is it called reinventing scranton dumb ploy to get suckers back?
I was born and raised in Scranton. Left many years ago at twenty-two and moved to Southern Cal. I've been wondering what Scranton looks like these days. It's even a bigger DUMP than when I was there. I remember.. digging my car out of ice on winter mornings dirty filthy streets backward people narrow A-frame houses humid summers corrupt politicians smelly ancient builings I couldn't wait to get out of that black hole. Thanks for the video
Ditto Scranton is depressing, only thing they had for the young people was the CYC and and nothing else that city is a major dump and those of you who say its the best, i like it here need to gtfo and move to a real city, is this the only city you people ever lived in? Remember jim Connors what a goofy mayor lol, Pappas pizza sucks greasy as hell
Scranton is the best place ever. I live there and I love it. Of course the office is based on there so its relly popular. Its got some amzing sites. Thanx conleyp.
Nice man. Hey I was in Scranton around then. I used to live there. Now I'm up north, in slightly higher terrain. Where you started out, the Scranton Library, I love going in there.
Hey, how come when I search for news about the Tornado that hit downtown in 1992 around May, I can't find anything about it online. It's like that event was censored... it was a very big deal, that tornado was huge, like F3.
good catch. you're the only one to see that so far. the sweet pizz sign was a part of the trip to scranton, and too good to pass up for a video like this.
haha i was gonna say somethin bout that there budt... i'm from tamaqua and pottsville is our neighrbor, but i wasnt sure if there was one of those in scranton.
I missed Scranton while I was away for a few years: Middleswarth, Tastycakes, pierogies and halushki; bazaars and potato pancakes; low traffic; ski resort, AAA baseball, four shopping malls and more than 20 different movie screens; four Irish pubs within 10 minutes of my office; great concerts in small venues; outdoor activities (sailing, skiing, ice skating, horseback riding, hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, hunting, fishing and so much more; diners; a low crime rate and more.
I've been living in nyc for awhile and I have come to appreciate my hometown Scranton. It is slow and a little backwards, but that's part of its charm. Wherever you go, there YOU are, so if you're bored take a look in the mirror. chump.
Shookey's! I loved Shookey's! My parents are very good friends with the family who owned Shookey's, and I used to love going there as a little girl. Sad to say, Shookey's is no more. They sold the business, and I believe it is a deli or diner now...certainly not the same.
To anyone who didnt understand my comments,its coming from someone who lives in Scranton.And believe me,there isnt much to do.Since everything costs money.And we didnt even get Dead Silence into theaters!!The only thing that rocked was that we had people from The Office come here.
and when you get to be all grown up, or at least educated enough to learn a trade and earn a living, you can move away. This comment from someone who lived here and moved away and comes back to visit. You be sweet now.
i don't understand all the negative comments about scranton. scranton is a GREAT place, in my opinion. it is only boring and lame if you choose to live your life in it that way. scranton isssss wonderful
The only thing I think my twon will be known for is the pot holes everywhere.If something intresting happened everyday,then living in scranton wouldnt be so boring.And of course the gang violence is everywhere!!!The only thing that I do is fun is pissing people off at the mall.
Good for you caitox, Scranton is a rebounding city that has really made a turn around after coal fell out of major use. I doubt any of you ignorant assholes have ever lived for a substantial amount of time in Scranton.
My parents are from the Scranton area and all of my relatives still live in the area including my grandparents. I like visiting over the holidays, but I could not imagine living there year round. Its too damn cold in the winter. I live in southern PA by the border. But anyway great video, you captured Scranton. But you should of included Coopers.
Coopers is the best place to eat at in Scranton. The entire city is a shithole, why alot of people think it is nice is beyond me. the Scranton zoo >scranton
I know it sounds crazy to say that I miss the place but I honestly do. I was raised in Scranton and graduated from WSHS in 1994. I've since traveled the world but I feel my roots are in Scranton...memories of childhood, old friends, and plus my parents still live there. Since being away, I've just fallen in love with Scranton's cultural and architectural history. Really interesting place.
Scranton is actually called 'The Electric City'? I thought that was something Michael was just making up to illustrate how exciting Scranton city living could be.
indians and mexicans dont live in scranton
1922208 1 week ago
My parent's want to stay in scranton but i don't like it here at all so i bitch everybody here
Ak47fauxy 4 weeks ago
I think I'd really like it there. :)
avenuePad 1 month ago
I Love NEPA
fauxeffects 7 months ago
tht waz random
arelis123able 8 months ago
I live in scranton(:
CurlyBlondeHair17 10 months ago
@CurlyBlondeHair17
what's scranton like? ive been considering moving there with my fiance and baby. We currently live in wilkes barre. Are the homes cheap? Neighborhoods safe? Scranton looks like a step up from wilkes barre thats for sure.
cynvid49 1 week ago
i live in stoudsburg and i went up to scranton today and went to the steam town mall and crossed that bridge to go to the muesam and saw all the boxcars that had the do not hump sign lol
jfabproductions 1 year ago
awesome video. born and bred from kingston/wilkes barre
mrpogo72 1 year ago
that so awesome seeing the poor richards pub
Warf3reHD 1 year ago
i know where all those places are >.< haha
spice15151 1 year ago
kind of a depressing city...
trainmanlars 1 year ago 3
Nice...but I wopuld like to see more footage of the building at :50 seconds...thats worth more than all the new stuff
iorioriorio 1 year ago
MMMMmmm Maroni's is the shit! But people in scranton have grammar issues. No wonder half the population is on SSI.
Lex42011 2 years ago
* Not to mention the St.Pat's day Parade.. eek!
And North Scranton too, of course.
Beryl13 2 years ago
I fucking hate The Office.
But, I love the Do Not Hump signs at the train-car graveyard. :) And Chick's, Northern Lights, the old Radisson, Tin-Tin's, The new Vintage Theater, the potholed streets, The courthouse's courtyard, West Side, East Mountain, The Hill section, South Side, even Minooka, maybe. xD
Beryl13 2 years ago
i know who burnt the westside theater!
123bRaNDONCRUISE 2 years ago
PS: I heard Coney Island burned! Is this true?? You'll never find a better hoddog sangwich den at Coney Island. R.I.P!!
cactusleaf 2 years ago
It burned down but they just reopened it.
decooler1 2 years ago
yea, but they rebuilt it. it looks really nice now. theyre redoing that whole street.
volldegineorigional 2 years ago
@cactusleaf
colney island it didnot burn down its still up and runing no fire
wheatherchannel 1 year ago
Ahh, Scrah-un. Ya cuh-n't fine a better place ta live, absolootly. Now let's youse and me go downa valley get a couple two tree beers. Jeet? We cou' pick up Maroni's onna way back. I'll pay but da corner pieces are my-un.
cactusleaf 2 years ago
love scranton especially steamtown!
pranxter08 2 years ago
S4L
backwardsman20 2 years ago
i ♥ scranton my home town and my town 4eva
eaglesrule5567 2 years ago
@eaglesrule5567 Yeah, Im from Scranton and it is awesome!! So is the office
pianomusic28 2 years ago
wanna know something sweet.. my last name is scranton... i wonder if my for-fathers lived there
maniaconcrack92 2 years ago
Now I'm homesick. Scranton for life! I grew up in scranton, and was hardly ever board. You just have to know where to go, and have diverse interests, and NO it is not mostly white. So for those of you wishing to move here with the hopes that it is, don't bother. We don't want you anyway. Intelligent, and kind people...come on down.
erk13z 2 years ago
I like it in scranton it can be wrost <_<
CrankDatPikachu01 2 years ago
skizzo192, your a disgrace to the nation. you cant judge a race because some of them might have vandalised something or did something wrong. other races do the same thing. i dont even know you and im sure your more filth then they are. jerk.
sorry , just throwing that out there :)
kkwuzhere67 2 years ago
Scranton isnt as bad as people are trying to say in this... ive lived here since i was born. its sometimes a boring place to live for teenagers because all there really is to do is go to the mall or walk around downtown or go to the cafe Northern Light but thats it. but its not horrible!
prettydiscooo 2 years ago
haha yeah if you belive its mostly white then i could sell you dirt for $100.00 an ounce. seems like the teeming masses of mexicans ricans and blacks all decided to migrate here inthe 90s. i lived here 16 years, and yes everyone loves it cuz The Office. which is sad.
giuliosacchi79 2 years ago
Scranton's where I live too.
nothing 2 years ago
Scranton isn't that bad...life does move a little slower, but the downtown area's looking nicer each week and I've hope for the town to become bigger.
mclaquarius94 2 years ago
Why do people love Scranton so much?!?!?
I've lived here my whole life and its nothing special. I like the "small town" feel to it but thats it. Everything is old and run down. However I will say, things seem to be getting better. Lots of buildings being renevated, etc.
MJND1990 2 years ago
Probably because of the office. lol
Heromedic18 2 years ago
i heard the scranton willkesbarre area is like 95% white people is this true........if so i want to move there
skizzo192 2 years ago
Um.....ok? But yes, it is. In downtown there are more black people but everywhere else there are really none. But whats wrong with black people anyway???
MJND1990 2 years ago
wooooooo scranton
my town :)
ha, its big but dude....lotsa crime.
JstTera99 3 years ago
scranton isnt much i live near there.
caseyjoe503 3 years ago
WEST scranton is my shit. =)
banjopickkermanddy93 3 years ago
Scranton is pretty cool, kinda trashy but has a fantastic library. I never liked cities that much But Scranton is probably the best there is.
UltraBibendum 3 years ago
haha ! you got tinks ! ROFL. i bet cha a lotta ppl dont know what that is =P and HAHAHA wtf ! i've never seen that do not hump sign !
Dominique102 3 years ago
yo i love scranton but to much bad stuff happens their
skateallday005 3 years ago
Ah, good old Scranton. :)
chrissytinalalala 3 years ago
where's shots of Coopers? LOL
kumijia 3 years ago
"A scrappy kid from Scranton" Joe Biden!
What is the song name?
and did they did the Office in Scranton?
Gutsyndicate 3 years ago
scranton is where it at.
JumpOwnzCoD 3 years ago 5
@JumpOwnzCoD
not at all.
davefan16 1 year ago
ahhhh Chicks Diner!!!
notkaplan 3 years ago
I love Scranton, but i dont want to stay here.
(i am growing up here)
shiningstars109 3 years ago
Really good. I love Scranton
bobvilla8 3 years ago
i live in philly and my girlfreind goes to U of Scranton and i been here and going up here again when she goes back to school and i like it up here its peacefull i know how to get around to Scranton then i do in philly hahaha
sloppiejoe87 3 years ago
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SCRANTON!!!!! HOMETOWN SHITHOLE, PA!!! i wish i lived some where othe than scranton
123bRaNDONCRUISE 3 years ago
Dont disrespect. If you hate it here than you problem dont have a lot of friends do you?
WorshipInTruth 3 years ago
fuck you bitch, i like scranton but u get tired of it after 14 years since youve been bourne
123bRaNDONCRUISE 3 years ago
omg! its the "do not hump" sign! its on every train lol. i agree with aco137 and i also live in scranton.
PepGizRiKo 3 years ago
whats the deal with the do not hump sign?
stevieVantanna 3 years ago
us scrantoians are just cool like that
Bassmasta94632 3 years ago
I want to vist scarnton
MeLuvMeUvees07 3 years ago
People are so hard on Scranton, they "leave"
If it's such a sh*thole... Why do they all (most) eventually return??
mellistarr 3 years ago
mellistarr, most dont return. That is why the population keeps steadily dropping.
WorshipInTruth 3 years ago
yo i live there nothin speacial about scranton
aco137 3 years ago
Now i want to move to scranton , aaand btw is there a real company called Dunder Mifflin? ;O
Frethew 3 years ago
You don't. I have been there many times.
larma7 3 years ago
No, unfortunatly there is no real Dunder Mifflin in Scranton. :(
pianoman1260 3 years ago
I love Scranton and always will. I moved away to Texas nearly 15 years ago. My parents are still in Scranton and so I try to visit at least once a year. My roots are in Scranton and I would never want to just leave it all behind.
pomic69 3 years ago 4
Taco bandido used to be across from the uofs, bad mexican food and during hs school wed goto battaglias sporting goods to play video games and do some hitting in the batting cages. wtf said there was "fine"dining in downtown, scranton has to be one of the worse cities in pa. They tried to make scranton look newer and in doing so trying to lure back peole who left what a damn joke that city is, is it called reinventing scranton dumb ploy to get suckers back?
fozgatez 3 years ago
JagStar3654 3 years ago
Ditto Scranton is depressing, only thing they had for the young people was the CYC and and nothing else that city is a major dump and those of you who say its the best, i like it here need to gtfo and move to a real city, is this the only city you people ever lived in? Remember jim Connors what a goofy mayor lol, Pappas pizza sucks greasy as hell
fozgatez 3 years ago
ahhh good ol scranton<3
juicyx3couture59 4 years ago
this is good...spent alot of time up in scranton when i was younger, a lotta family up there...
does anyone know what the name of the second song in the clip is? i know the first one is U2, but i dont know the second
awkwardturtle867 4 years ago
Your kidding right?
clanej66 4 years ago
haha no...it sounds familiar though, i just can't place it
awkwardturtle867 4 years ago
haha no...it sounds familiar though, i just can't place it
awkwardturtle867 4 years ago
I don't know what it is called but if you look up the office theme song you will see it
clanej66 4 years ago
my grandparents live in scranton ohhhhhh and the do not hump lol
markakisfan3 4 years ago
i live here
Bassmasta94632 4 years ago 2
Scranton is the best place ever. I live there and I love it. Of course the office is based on there so its relly popular. Its got some amzing sites. Thanx conleyp.
Rct34Me 4 years ago
Nice man. Hey I was in Scranton around then. I used to live there. Now I'm up north, in slightly higher terrain. Where you started out, the Scranton Library, I love going in there.
Hey, how come when I search for news about the Tornado that hit downtown in 1992 around May, I can't find anything about it online. It's like that event was censored... it was a very big deal, that tornado was huge, like F3.
Lucidtomr 4 years ago
Haha, love the Office. :)
miamismartgirl09 4 years ago
why is there a sweet pizz sign on this video -- the sign is located in pottsville pa 70 miles south of scranton
qcrete 4 years ago
good catch. you're the only one to see that so far. the sweet pizz sign was a part of the trip to scranton, and too good to pass up for a video like this.
conleyp 4 years ago
haha i was gonna say somethin bout that there budt... i'm from tamaqua and pottsville is our neighrbor, but i wasnt sure if there was one of those in scranton.
butalavault 4 years ago
Never, EVER going back.
mshting 4 years ago
I missed Scranton while I was away for a few years: Middleswarth, Tastycakes, pierogies and halushki; bazaars and potato pancakes; low traffic; ski resort, AAA baseball, four shopping malls and more than 20 different movie screens; four Irish pubs within 10 minutes of my office; great concerts in small venues; outdoor activities (sailing, skiing, ice skating, horseback riding, hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, hunting, fishing and so much more; diners; a low crime rate and more.
Yozbick 4 years ago 2
Born and raised in Scranton but gone for quite a while. I wish I knew the streets you were showing.
jcsallen 4 years ago
I'll have two texas weeeeners..one with mustard... one with not.
bluephox 4 years ago
I've been living in nyc for awhile and I have come to appreciate my hometown Scranton. It is slow and a little backwards, but that's part of its charm. Wherever you go, there YOU are, so if you're bored take a look in the mirror. chump.
wiggideewigg 4 years ago
I liveds for a substantial amount of time in scranton and it is boring...Is Papas pissa still there? And what about Shookey's ?
cndyp5 4 years ago
I know Papas is. I don't know about a shookeys.
Born & raised here. Love it.
xappletreex 4 years ago
Shookey's! I loved Shookey's! My parents are very good friends with the family who owned Shookey's, and I used to love going there as a little girl. Sad to say, Shookey's is no more. They sold the business, and I believe it is a deli or diner now...certainly not the same.
rooftopsubmarine 4 years ago
oops, that was more depressing than it had to be...the Shookey's family is well, and still making good food elsewhere!
rooftopsubmarine 4 years ago
Yea, papa's is still there and still the best
ny2k1012 4 years ago
loved the "Do Not Hump" sign.
"That's what she said."
NICE VID.
jareski 4 years ago
To anyone who didnt understand my comments,its coming from someone who lives in Scranton.And believe me,there isnt much to do.Since everything costs money.And we didnt even get Dead Silence into theaters!!The only thing that rocked was that we had people from The Office come here.
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
and when you get to be all grown up, or at least educated enough to learn a trade and earn a living, you can move away. This comment from someone who lived here and moved away and comes back to visit. You be sweet now.
marybet73 4 years ago
Well,I might as well accept it and like it here while I can.I'm mostly pissed of because of all the wannabe gangsters.
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
Scranton is amazing my dad owns one of the historic garagesin scranton and farleys has good food
louiethegreat31194 4 years ago
which place?
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
I heard the new downtown has 5 star dinning
kbrinks 4 years ago
Scranton is kindof boring, but I gotta say, I kinda like it here sometimes.
CircaX43521 4 years ago
i don't understand all the negative comments about scranton. scranton is a GREAT place, in my opinion. it is only boring and lame if you choose to live your life in it that way. scranton isssss wonderful
jjm431 4 years ago
The only thing I think my twon will be known for is the pot holes everywhere.If something intresting happened everyday,then living in scranton wouldnt be so boring.And of course the gang violence is everywhere!!!The only thing that I do is fun is pissing people off at the mall.
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
man all these vids show downtown man fuck show what its really like in east or west were not evry 1 is rich!
fearlessjoker 4 years ago
Fearlessjoker:
Do you have any education at all???
What the hell sense does that make???
I can't even understand what you wanted to say! Where did you go to school???
How old are you??? If you're older than 10 you need to get a life and go to school.
emml55 4 years ago
Good for you caitox, Scranton is a rebounding city that has really made a turn around after coal fell out of major use. I doubt any of you ignorant assholes have ever lived for a substantial amount of time in Scranton.
mrroboto956 4 years ago
Scranton sucks,its so boring!
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
My parents are from the Scranton area and all of my relatives still live in the area including my grandparents. I like visiting over the holidays, but I could not imagine living there year round. Its too damn cold in the winter. I live in southern PA by the border. But anyway great video, you captured Scranton. But you should of included Coopers.
larma7 4 years ago
Coopers is the best place to eat at in Scranton. The entire city is a shithole, why alot of people think it is nice is beyond me. the Scranton zoo >scranton
fozgatez 4 years ago
haha!
thats so awesome!!!
livetolaugh92 4 years ago
im gonna be a freshman at The University of Scranton next month.. when i visited i fell in love with the town! can't wait to move in :]
caitox 4 years ago
Fell in love with what? have fun dodging bullets there all the drug dealers from tristate go there in that area
fozgatez 4 years ago
Big ups from Reading.
irgifted 4 years ago
I ♥ Scranton... I lived here for all my life! Imma Greenridge gal!
SayiMaBiRd87 4 years ago
Scranton is friggin boring.Especially in the winter.
MonkeyOctober 4 years ago
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!
blueturfbronco 4 years ago
haha "do not hump"
Rinaldi22 4 years ago
i live in scranton and i love it.
Rinaldi22 4 years ago
I know it sounds crazy to say that I miss the place but I honestly do. I was raised in Scranton and graduated from WSHS in 1994. I've since traveled the world but I feel my roots are in Scranton...memories of childhood, old friends, and plus my parents still live there. Since being away, I've just fallen in love with Scranton's cultural and architectural history. Really interesting place.
luckyshoes 4 years ago
SCRANTON FUCKING SUCKS
nrfb1986 4 years ago
Second that, WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT SCRANTON ? tHE BOWLING LANES IN SOUTHSIDE? OR THE CYC?
fozgatez 4 years ago
Scranton is actually called 'The Electric City'? I thought that was something Michael was just making up to illustrate how exciting Scranton city living could be.
abreption 4 years ago
Scranton was the first city in the country to have electric street cars, thus, the "electric city."
cms33 4 years ago
so the fuck what about electric street cars they may have been the first to have. but they still use them ,we got gasoline cars out now
kbbigshow 4 years ago
pointless remark on your part, KB.
cms33 4 years ago
lol@Missing that shithole of a city what exactly do you miss? Nothing there to miss
fozgatez 4 years ago
Thanks for the video. Lived in Scranton for most of my life until I moved away years ago. Never thought I would say this but I do miss Scranton.
luckyshoes 4 years ago
you aint missing much TAXES are goin up 25% 2 make um the second highest city tax in PA
bartmanxoxo 4 years ago