New documentary leads to cleanup of Centralia

[jeff of pa]

CENTRALIA — A college student’s senior film project inspired a cleanup of the town on fire Saturday and the making of a feature-length documentary, “Centralia, America’s Lost Town.”
“We were driving around here to get some interviews in April and saw all the tires and trash laying around, so I said, ‘Why don’t we get together and clean it up?’ ” Joe Sapienza, film and television graduate from Drexel University and executive producer of the documentary, said Saturday.
The cleanup was organized by Sapienza and the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation.

http://republicanherald.com/news/new-documentary-leads-to-cleanup-of-centralia-1.1777518th


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Centralia, America’s Lost Town is a terrific 17 minute documentary film that chronicles key aspects of the Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire disaster and its aftermath.
Released in 2014 and directed by Joe Sapienza II, this documentary features a wonderful blend of historic photographs, engaging interviews, and footage of Centralia PA today.



Documentary: Centralia, American's Lost Town

 

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[Sharryn]

Thank you Jeff for sharing this documentary! I really learned a lot and enjoyed it. So, when are we going MDing there?

 

[jeff of pa]

well due to a Late spring last year By the time it got
comfortable to get out. the weeds had re-grown.

They won't get knocked down again till a few Frosts & snows,
So hopefully Late winter / Very Early Spring.

I really do want to hit it again

 

[jeff of pa]

opening Clip of Southern Centralia from movie Made in U.S.A. (1987)



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