Witnesses at the time report, and stories got handed down, that the tip of the wing nearly took out a Colliery.. Some say they saw faces of doomed passengers looking out windows. And today, a new stone honors those dead 75 years ago this month.
Sad news from Altoona.. Todd Domboski is dead at a young age of 53..
He was the famed boy who fell into a hole in Centralia…
Valentine’s Day 1991: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS vs NOTHING BUT TROUBLE in box offices..
A stroll back in time to when “Valkenvania” was based on Centralia and filmed scenes in Gilberton
MAN CAN MAKE NOTHING THAT NATURE CAN’T DESTROY. That was what one of the first ever pieces of graffiti on Centralia’s now famed Graffiti Highway said over a decade ago with this wild tourist adventure began.. And now, with a raging pandemic and outrage over thousands of visitors weekly to the site, it’s over. Nature … Read moreGoodbye Graffiti Brick Road: The life and times of Route 61 in Centralia
United Airlines Flight 624 crashed at 1:41 PM daylight time just between Aristes, PA and Centralia, PA. Four crew members and 39 passengers on board all perished in the accident.. This is how the Pottsville REPUBLICAN reported “bodies all over the place” in 1948: Among the dead: A Broadway famous man, a fashion designer, and … Read moreJune 17, 1948: United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Centralia PA
21 guns in Centralia .. on a beautiful Memorial Day with blue skies as far as the free eyes can see .. honor and tradition are on life support in America but this town always comes home for Decoration Day. The most solemn day.. Honor..
On May 27, 1962, a small fire was believed to be contained at a landfill in Centralia Pennsylvania. The town had just tossed their refuse from the year in preparation for the annual Memorial Day parade and celebrations.. What the firefighters did not know–and no one else did either–was that a coal mine underneath the … Read moreMemorial Day 1962: The day the fire started
2 Serious Accidents at Graffiti Highway Over the Weekend 2 Serious Accidents at Graffiti Highway Over the Weekend — Read on coalregioncanary.com/2019/04/08/graffiti-highway-atv-accident/ This story has been filed by the COAL REGION CANARY.. It is a reminder that, a the world gains knowledge about Graffiti Highway, things of this nature may also spike.. It was less … Read more2 Serious Accidents at Graffiti Highway Over the Weekend
NOT HUMANS… There is some NEW news from the old mine fire in Centralia for a change.. the town that was is not the town that is for new life forms.. deep underground. Centralia is getting some new press from VERGE in a story written by Cory Zapatka.. This from VERGE: Ashley Shade, an assistant … Read moreStranger Things: New Life in Centralia under the ground
#Centralia, April 2001 and 2002… 21 people remained and the Speed Spot burned to the ground