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Published May 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

Centralia, Pa. April 1987


A view of homes and businesses, mostly boarded up, along the main street of Centralia, Pa., in 1987, just shy of the 25th anniversary of the mine fire. A quarter century later, "Now there are big, empty areas, streets that go nowhere, all overgrown," says author David DeKok. Photo by Robin Washington.
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