![]() It’s an awesome experience and I would highly recommend taking a drive if you have the time. According to Ripley’s, in the spring of 1962 the residents were preparing for their Memorial Day festivities. The one-mile stretch of Route 61 is in a mostly abandoned ghost town. The highway stretches on for about a mile and includes references to pop culture, visitors spray painting their names and they date they visited, spray painting of trees/rocks/railings, and random drawings. Graffiti Highway is a popular tourist attraction in Centralia pennsylvania about two and a half hours northwest of Philadelphia. ![]() On the drive to the abandoned Route 61, which is even listed as ‘destroyed’ on Google Maps, adding to the eeriness of the trip, my boyfriend noticed smoke coming out of the cracks of rocks, reminiscent of the mine fire which caused people to originally flee Centralia. Seeing the highway in person is both very cool and very creepy. There’s an article on CNN with a brief description of the history of Centralia along with an aerial view ( ). The Graffiti Highway is an abandoned part of road that, as the name implies, is covered in hundreds of works by hundreds of people. In 1992, Pennsylvania condemned the town and claimed it under eminent domain in an attempt for force the remaining residents out. This section of road has become known as Graffiti Highway. Centralia, Pennsylvania was evacuated following a coal mine fire, which has been burning beneath the town since 1962. Nearly one mile of the highway leading into the town has been so damaged by this fire that it has been shut down. ![]() The town has had a coal fire burning under the ground since 1962. It only took an hour and a half to drive there and it’s always been something I’ve wanted to visit. In Pennsylvania there is a ghost town called Centralia. The art ranged from symbols and icons to text relevant to current developments, such as “It’s Corona Time.” A dead piece of history has been immortalized through art.Hey everybody, this week during Marywood’s Easter break, I decided to drive to Centralia and check out the Graffiti Highway. Large parts of the road surface were covered in spray paint, and several trees on either side of the road were also doused in color. I had a very eerie feeling walking along Graffiti Highway. The area, which is private property, had attracted numerous visitors in recent weeks. On Monday, trucks began filling in Graffiti Highway (formerly part of Route 61) in Centralia with dirt. Throughout the 2000’s, artwork began appearing on the abandoned asphalt and by 2010 the majority of the highway was covered in graffiti. Centralias graffiti highway becomes a memory. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bypassed this section, and the one-mile stretch of road was abandoned. A dump truck with Fox Coal Company dumps a load of dirt onto of the Graffiti Highway outside of Centralia, PA, Monday, April 6, 2020, while working to cover up the tourist denotation. In the 1990’s, the continuing fires compromised the structural integrity of a section of Route 61, a highway that ran south of Centralia. 'Graffiti Highway is an outlet of expression for artists of all kinds it should not be shut down.' As of Wednesday morning, the petition had more than 7,100 signatures. Centralia was condemned and the fires would continue to blaze for decades. ![]() Every time one fire was extinguished, another one popped up somewhere else and the constant smell of burning trash and coal became unbearable. The Graffiti Highway, that informal landmark / ATV trail / hangout that has been one of Centralia’s calling cards for the last generation, is getting erased from the map of Pennsylvania. I Understand by Graffiti Highway, released 19 October 2021 Your eyes are open Couldnt even shut them if you wanted Now this is just from what I understand But if its caster sugar that is mixed in the pitcher you pour Anything to feel a little bit more I understand I understand What a lovely picture Wasnt it of everything you ever wanted " This is exactly what you were born to be". Historically, the area had been a prominent coal mining site, and the fire spread through the mines under the town. Visiting Centralia, PA & the Abandoned Graffiti Highway. In 1962, Centralia’s inhabitants decided to clean up a 300-foot landfill by setting it on fire. Visiting Centralia, PA & the Abandoned Graffiti Highway The Travelling Blizzards.
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