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John Basedow
04-20-2011, 12:36 PM
http://www.hulu.com/watch/157861/the-town-that-was

Kinda bland, but probably the best coverage/documentary of what's happened there. It came out in 2007 I believe.


I post this b/c I heard about this town back in '04, and finally checked it out on 2 occasions (06 and 07)...very eerie, and quite sad.

There's been a underground fire burning in Centralia since 1962...there are still parts of the town where steam/smoke is coming up from the ground. If anything, take a look at old Highway 61:wow:wow:wow

The Government fucked these people over hardcore...that whole Anthracite region is dying though.


If you're anyway near there I'd advise passing through...very sad, unbelievable stuff.

John Basedow
04-20-2011, 12:44 PM
Old PA 61 in Centralia:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images21/CentraliaPA2008April4.jpg

http://ots.blogs.bucknell.edu/files/2010/09/IMG_32072.jpg
http://pafirefighter11.smugmug.com/Silent-Hill-Centralia-PA-Trips/Centralia-Wheeling-Bill/BCM6948/721078787_2FQxu-XL.jpg