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 Malkovich
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
 |  |  | The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
< on 7/8/2010 1:52 PM >
|  | | | Don't know if this has been posted yet or how ripe for exploration the town its self is, but I found this very interesting, very interesting documentary on Centralia, PA. If anyone doesn't know, Centralia is a near ghost town that was all but wiped out by an underground fire that's been burning for decades. It also inspired Silent Hill. Anyway, interesting stuff.
Info on the town:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania
The Town That Was:
http://www.hulu.co...tary-and-Biography
Growing up is giving up. |
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consecrated
      
Location: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Æthereal
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 1 on 7/8/2010 2:33 PM >
| | | | There's been a thread or two about it. 
It comes up now and again. There's not too much left there, but it is still fun to visit (in my opinion) for what it is.
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Rinzler
 
Location: New Jersey
Nomad
| |  | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 2 on 7/8/2010 3:17 PM >
| | | | ive been there twice n that was one too many times for me...
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consecrated
Location: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Æthereal
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 3 on 7/8/2010 3:52 PM >
| | | | Posted by Played
ive been there twice n that was one too many times for me...
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I guess nondescript and overgrown foundations, empty lots and sulfur vents don't suit you fancy? 
I basically just like the barren section of Rt 61. I don't know why really, it's just cool - to me.
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Malkovich
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 4 on 7/8/2010 3:58 PM >
| | | | I would like to check the place out but it looks like an extraordinarily sad place. The film is quite good, though.
Growing up is giving up. |
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PhotoSeeker
Location: Sudbury
Gender: Male
MikeOnline
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 5 on 7/8/2010 5:42 PM >
| | | | Apparently, that film is not available outside the US. *sigh*
Lots of Urban Exploration goodness at https://urbexobsession.com |
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Richard Davies
Location: stockport
Gender: Male
The Trickster On The Roof
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 6 on 7/8/2010 6:34 PM >
|  | | | I first heard about this place in Bill Bryson's Walk In The Woods.
You're Standing On My Neck |
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Send4Help
Location: A biology lab far, far away...
Gender: Male
No time for the old in-out, love.
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 7 on 7/8/2010 6:50 PM >
| | | | The town I grew up in was right down the road from here. Worth seeing once, but no more... Plus the fires have moved from under the town to the outer wooded areas and you have to search to find the really hot spots...
This is the best of it:
The famous "Centralia Bench":
The miners shrine (Note its made of 2 bathtubs):
And the closed highway:
Everything else has been leveled with the exception of a few occupied homes.
The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark. |
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RenegadeOfFunk
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 9 on 7/8/2010 9:01 PM >
| | | | Bring a dirtbike, quad, or some sort of 4x4 and your experience in Centralia will be so much more enjoyable.
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butrphly
Location: Connecticut
Gender: Female
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 10 on 7/8/2010 9:23 PM >
| | | | I went a few months ago.. not too much there. Here is a link to my set on Flickr:
http://www.flickr....2157623853296933/
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
T. S. Eliot
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Send4Help
Location: A biology lab far, far away...
Gender: Male
No time for the old in-out, love.
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 11 on 7/8/2010 9:52 PM >
| | | | Posted by RenegadeOfFunk
Bring a dirtbike, quad, or some sort of 4x4 and your experience in Centralia will be so much more enjoyable.
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Nope, State Police have mandated that there will be no further recreational use of the land. All properties are owned by the government and only foot traffic is allowed in designated places.
The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark. |
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Shawn W.
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| | | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 12 on 7/8/2010 10:29 PM >
| | | | Posted by Send4Help
Nope, State Police have mandated that there will be no further recreational use of the land. All properties are owned by the government and only foot traffic is allowed in designated places. |
How strictly do they enforce that?
What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus |
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Malkovich
Location: Florida
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 13 on 7/8/2010 10:32 PM >
| | | | I can't imagine why I would be PA but I would love to see this place, if only for a little while. I first heard about it years ago, when the Silent Hill movie was coming out. Not surprisingly, Centralia served as inspiration. Hadn't thought about it since unitl I saw this movie. Fascinating place, but sad.
Here's a trailer for those who can't use Hulu
http://www.youtube...atch?v=wb8RcCb1H8U
Growing up is giving up. |
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don_corleyone
Location: F/RoX
Gender: Male
I have abandonment issues
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 14 on 7/8/2010 10:33 PM >
| | | | lame lame lame lame
lame lame la lame lame la la la la laaaame
leave the gun. take the cannoli.
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Send4Help
Location: A biology lab far, far away...
Gender: Male
No time for the old in-out, love.
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 15 on 7/9/2010 1:07 AM >
| | | | Posted by Shawn W.
How strictly do they enforce that?
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I havent been there in some time, but the road that passes through the town usually has a trooper there shooting radar, so I would say if he saw you there with a quad he may ask some questions.
The Durango '95 purred away a real horrowshow - a nice, warm vibraty feeling all through your guttiwuts. And soon it was trees and dark, my brothers, with real country dark. |
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butrphly
Location: Connecticut
Gender: Female
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 16 on 7/9/2010 2:40 PM >
| | | | Posted by don_corleyone
lame lame lame lame
lame lame la lame lame la la la la laaaame
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Mean mean me mean mean me me me me meaaane
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
T. S. Eliot
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RenegadeOfFunk
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 17 on 7/9/2010 4:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by Send4Help
I havent been there in some time, but the road that passes through the town usually has a trooper there shooting radar, so I would say if he saw you there with a quad he may ask some questions.
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I've ran into an Ashland town cop and a Statie in the same day. There is nothing they can do to enforce that, too many trails. Plus they aren't going to take their cruiser onto the abandoned highway. They blocked the highway off again but there are already new paths around the barricade.
The government only owns a small amount of the land surrounding Centralia iirc and I say that the strip mines are fair game for offroading. You can't damage the land much more than what has already been done.
The town itself if pretty boring but there are some pretty cool abandoned drag lines up off the main roads. Most people just skip the smaller stuff and head straight to the breaker instead of exploring the area more in depth.
[last edit 7/9/2010 4:46 PM by RenegadeOfFunk - edited 1 times]
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jukebox fuckup
Location: killadelphia
Gender: Female
| | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 18 on 7/9/2010 6:54 PM >
| | | | Posted by RenegadeOfFunk
They blocked the highway off again but there are already new paths around the barricade.
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Back in the day I used to park right along the barricade, but since then they filled in land around there.
Is it 'safe' (ie. will my car get towed) to park in front of the entrance to the abandoned highway?
“Civilization today reminds me of an ape with a blowtorch playing in a room full of dynamite." |
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RenegadeOfFunk
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: The Town That Was (Documentary on Centralia, PS)
<Reply # 19 on 7/9/2010 10:24 PM >
| | | | You should be fine. I parked there as a state cop was leaving and he didn't bother me. I can't imagine them towing a car for being parked there.
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