In 1962 a mine fire began under Centralia, PA. Today the town is gone.
By 1984, the fate of Centralia, Pennsylvania was sealed. Through a combination of bureaucratic apathy and incompetence, the mine fire had burned continuously since 1962. It threatened the homes, health, and safety of the...
John Lokitis Jr. was one of the last remaining residents in Centralia PA. He lived there from birth until 2009, when he was evicted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lokitis lived next to his...
Along with its own post office, Centralia PA once had a postal ZIP code: 17927. Today, that code is no longer in use within the borough. It would be over dramatic to say that...
As residents left Centralia, Pennsylvania their homes were torn down and all signs of civilization were slowly erased. One of the few reminders of the town and its inhabitants were two green park benches....
One of the best documentary films about Centralia PA is The Town That Was by Chris Perkel and Georgie Roland. Released in 2007, the movie tells the emotional story of the Centralia mine fire...
