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Today, 11 die-hards remain. In 1962, a trash fire ignited a seam of anthracite coal beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-thriving mining town of over 3,000 people. His unbowed determination and steadfast refusal to acknowledge defeat reveal a man, a town, a region, and a way of life abandoned and forgotten. Filmed over a period of four years with interviews ranging from former residents to Congressmen, The Town That Was is an intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining Centralian, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown that has literally disintegrated under his feet. After estimating the cost of extinguishing the fire at over half a billion dollars, the government instead opted to raze the town and relocate its residents. By the mid-1980s, giant plumes of smoke and deadly carbon monoxide gases billowed from fissures in the ground, the local highway cracked and collapsed, trees were bleached white and petrified, as the fire continued to rage unchecked. It wasn't until a young boy nearly died after falling into a smoldering mine subsidence that the government was pressed into action.

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Documentary; 71 Minutes Long

Product Info

Actor
Various
Aspect Ratio
1.33:1
Audience Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Binding
DVD
Brand
Cinevolve Studios
Director
Chris Perkel, Georgie Roland
EAN
0837101258142
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Format
AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Label
CINEVOLVE
Manufacturer
CINEVOLVE
Model
CS1013
MPN
CS1013
Number Of Discs
1
Package Quantity
1
Part Number
CS1013
Product Group
DVD
Product Type Name
ABIS_DVD
Publisher
CINEVOLVE
Release Date
2009-05-19
Running Time
71
SKU
S812142010133
Studio
CINEVOLVE
Title
TOWN THAT WAS, THE
UPC
837101258142
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ASIN
B00208GJ14
Sales Rank
103650

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