This is my fourth visit to Centralia in a period of 14 months. My section of
Ohio did not seem to have a good amount of fall colors this year so I
decided Centralia would make for some beautiful scenery with the colors
amongst the rolling hills as well as the foliage that has overgrown the
streets. With some help from
www.fallinpa.com, I was able to choose the best weekend to arrive
and my trip was well worth the 5 hour drive from home...but then every other
trip to Centralia was worth it! There is so much beauty in the town during
autumn that it makes perfect sense why the residents would wish to remain.
During this trip, I noticed that between May 23, 2008 and October 17, 2008,
wind turbines were erected on a ridge to the northeast of town. They do not
seem to be the eyesore that others would claim. However, despite a good
amount of wind, the turbines were not spinning. Yet their blades were not
locked. When I talked to a resident again, I failed to ask his opinion of
the turbines.
Corner of Main St and Paxton St looking north on Paxton.
Abandoned Playground west of Meyers St. and south of Center St.
Corner of Trautwine St and Railroad St looking east on railroad st.
Corner of Paxton St and Walnut St looking east on Walnut.
Corner of N Trautwine St and Laurel St
looking south down onto S Trautwine St.
Corner of Laurel St and N Locust St looking north on N Locust.
Siren pole at Centralia Municipal building
Corner of N Trautwine and W Center St looking east on W Center
Subsided Rt 61
Subsided Rt 61
Subsided Rt 61
Subsided Rt 61
Subsided Rt 61
Vent pipe adjacent to the Oddfellows Cemetary
Oddfellows Cemetary
Oddfellows Cemetary
corner of E Park St and Apple St looking east on E park
corner of E Park St and Apple St looking south on Apple St.
Sts. Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Cemetery
Hammie's Hill looking north into town.
(Note the turbines on the
right side of the ridge)
Corner of S Locust and Wood St.
Centralia park bench at the corner of W Park St and S Locust.
Corner of W Park St and S Locust looking north on S Locust.
Veterans memorial at the corner of W Park and S Locust.
Corner of S Trautwine and W Park looking east on W Park
Corner of Plum St and W Park looking south on Plum
Corner of S Trautwine and Main St looking east on Main St.
And if one has any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at donald@neo.rr.com
For more in the Infrared
Check out Donald's 7 Part Video Tour of Centralia PA
Through the use of
Nitrogen-Enhanced foam the Pinnacle mine fire was extinguished by Cummins
Industries, Inc. Cummins proposes to tackle the Centralia Mine fire and
bring an end to the
40 plus year fire.