Inside the abandoned buildings under Lake Mead

96 men died working on the dam. They need to be remembered. Can imagine the unsafe working conditions they were in. Respect & Rest in Peace!

Abandoned? I would be shocked if they were occupied.

I got certified as a diver at Lake Mead in the early 70's when the water was full pool. Kind of ugly until you got below 100 feet deep and then the water cleared up. I dove from Mexico to the puget sound and I really loved it. I'm to worn out anymore, but fond memories.

My Father told a story about the family car breaking down in a town in the 1920s that is now under water. He was a little boy. My grandfather hitched a ride to Las Vegas to get parts. His mother Camped by the car for 2 days with the kids. They had plenty of food.

The old photos are brilliant, they don't even look like they're taken under water.

Lake Mead swallowed up St. Thomas, a small Mormon community. I first heard of this city while attending a relatives funeral who was born in St. Thomas. I thought of the island of tourism. I was quickly corrected and told part of the story. Some years ago the lake was low enough that I was able to walk the old streets and view foundations. I spent some time looking for anything to take home. I found 3 buttons all matching. I showed a relative and was shown a handmade coat that was missing three of the 5 buttons. They were a direct match.I explained where I found them and showed pictures. The spot was between a church building and the home of my relatives.

*"Everyone knows Mirelurks dwell under Lake Mead."*

Wish all local news was this interesting! Great story...deserves its own hour or two.

My grandmother and grandfather lived in that town underneath the lake called St Thomas. It was so heartbreaking I heard when they had to leave forced to leave. Many many people did not want to leave that town there's more to say but the lake is almost dead and I've been around it for the last 35 years of my life. We've got to do something about water because without water we can't survive

I grew up in Vegas spent my high school years at lake mead jumping off cliffs .. so sad to see the water level so low. My family can no longer dock their boat - bc the water level is so low. It’s unrecognizable. sad times!

The way things are going they will be able to hike down there soon!

In a few months they should be able to film that underwater structure without getting wet. That's an incredible structure. The U. S. would never build anything like that again. They'd hire some outside contractor.

Did you really have to specify "abandoned" if it's underwater?

When you dive, even with a group, you feel so alone.

It's 5 years later now, the lake continues to drop.. It should be a pretty shallow dive now.

My great grandpaents grew up in St Thomas. My grandmother was born in St Thomas she had nine siblings. The last name Burgess. Several families are related to us amazing to realize. They had to give up the house the cattle and everything and leave for this beautiful lake to be created. They moved to Overton logandale or Moapa valley to relocate. There were so many people that lost their lives creating and making this beautiful lake that we're losing day by day we were never forget everyone who came from the towns who helped make lake Mead and Hoover dam to what it was. Hard labor sweat blood pain and even death made those two beautiful sights known all over the world thank you and God bless

My grandfather was a Scottish immigrant, he was a stone mason and he worked on this dam.

What's more amazing and of interest is the drop in water level.

Abandoned?I don’t know… Some paint, throw pillows… A few flowers…

That tunnel made me claustrophobic just watching the video!