Tags: Abandoned, Ocean County

I was surprised to find out this house is just blocks away from me; I heard about it from a coworker. He said he was at the house over the winter and said the utilities worked then. There were also letters from the 30’s, along with a lot of paperwork.
When we went in, we were surprised to see the house was in pretty good condition. Sure, most of the windows have been broken by punks with nothing better to do, but other than that, nothing else was wrong with the house. There was even an old hand vacuum still plugged into the wall.
My friend wasn’t kidding about paperwork. Whoever lived here just picked up & left; nearly everything was still in the house. There were boxes with utensils, dishes, etc. in them. There was paperwork all over too; we found an address book from 1968 and a photo album. I don’t know why the owners left all this behind.

I thought it was cool that the house had 2 separate attics……first time I’ve been in a house like that, anyway….

Next to the house is a decent-sized garage with 2 doors (both were locked). On the side of the garage was an extra room, which was also filled with old papers. Some were burnt, but most were in fairly good shape. Behind the house are the remains of a boat & small dock.

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Tags: Abandoned, Coal Mining, Ghost Town, Mine Fire, Ruins, Schuylkill County

Originally visited 5/03
New pics from New Year’s Eve ‘06

I originally went to Centralia back in May of ‘03 with some of the fine folks from Forensick.net. I finally went back for New Year’s Eve in ‘06 and took what I feel are much better pictures. Some of the original pics can be found at the bottom of the page.

Poor Centralia. There’s been a coal fire burning underneath the town since the 60’s; experts say it has about another 1,000 years to burn. Years ago the government began a relocation program for the residents. Now the town is nearly deserted, with just a handful of people left; they refuse to leave because once they’re gone, the government owns the town. There are many spots where the ground has split open and smoke is rising from the cracks. The smell is horrible, and judging by the helpful sign pictured above, it’s probably not too good for you either.

Part of the original highway ripped open, so another road going to the town had to be built.

Very few houses are left; they are demolished as the people leave. Some roads there look like they run to nowhere, since the housing on them is all gone. Many of the homes were row houses, which also get knocked down once they are vacant. A single row house stands alone at one intersection.

Some of the original pics from 5/03

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Tags: Abandoned, Cumberland County

A reader of the site told me about this place. Thanks again, Ben.
I was impressed with the condition of the place. Don’t know how long it’s been out of commission, but the buildings are in pretty good shape. There’s 1 large building and 3 smaller ones. Behind the largest is some heavily weathered equipment, like a rusty tractor.

The inside of the big building was interesting. There were rows & rows of garbage cans, cardboard cutouts, and various other things……..the place is frequented by paintballers. I passed by a Devil May Cry stand…Dante was shot up pretty bad.

The upstairs floor was great……kinda reminded me of an asylum.

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