Comments on: Centralia, Pa

By: Corey B.

Corey B. — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:51:25 +0000

Yes, the church still holds services.

By: miles

miles — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:13:57 +0000

Ya, its pretty crazy. I know there are some places like this in Arizona where I am, but they are all in mines and since they can’t control the fires they just board up that shaft and continue to mine the others. Some of them have been going since the late 1800’s and the doors are still hot to touch.

By: Ty

Ty — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:14:42 +0000

I read on Wikipedia that the fire is expected to burn for 250 (more) years.

By: Just Home

Just Home — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:48:25 +0000

My Grandmother lived there and I think a few of my aunts did too. I was up there, probably 15 years ago as my mother is buried in the cemetary right outside of the close off area. Even then, you could only stay for a while before the heat coming through the bottoms of your shoes made it very uncomfortable. It am soprry to hear that the fire is creeping towards the cemetary.

By: miles

miles — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:50:41 +0000

I would love to add your older pictures to the mix if you would like. Send me an email at savagemania@gmail.com and I can add them.

Thanks,
Miles

By: auto

auto — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:37:42 +0000

go in the winter when it’s really cold and take some pictures or video pls someone.

By: Kobrachan

Kobrachan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:28:30 +0000

the site amazes me after 15 years of being there…..i have pics from way back and from way back in the hills….i enjoy seeing the changes.unfortunaley people perished for their work here
……the old hills do still live,go camp there some time…..

By: miles

miles — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:47:07 +0000

Well from my experience the “town” seems pretty normal from those few houses other than the fact that you are completely alone. However, this was during the summer when the gas being released is invisible for the most part. During the winter it is a whole different story with the steam clouds. Although the fire has begun to move away from the town and is now more towards the cemetery so it is not as bothersome as it once was. But you are right why would you want to live alone in a place with toxic gases and the potential for sink holes? The only reason I can think of is just plain old stubbornness.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:50:49 +0000

I just heard about Centralia and started reading up on it. I’ve always been sorta fascinated by “ghost towns” in general . Y’know, I think the most intriguing detail of the Centralia story that I’ve heard is that a handful of people still live there. That’s a bit bizarro. WHY?? is the question that immediately springs to mind. I wonder what life is like living in such a place..

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:52:40 +0000

Just went tonight, we explored pretty much everything, and there are still some stairways and sidewalks.