The Town That Was
Documentary
2007
71 min
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An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown that has literally disintegrated under his feet. His unbowed determination and steadfast refusal to acknowledge defeat reveal a man, a town, a region, and a way of life abandoned and forgotten.
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"This is my favorite Doc on Centralia Pennsylvania, also known that the city that inspired Silent Hill. The coal mines under the city caught fire, and due to an incompetent local government, was left to rage on until it became impossible to kill the flames. This documentary focuses on the citizens that lived (and at the time still lived) in the city. With great first-hand accounts of the situation, it's a great albeit heartbreaking doc. "
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