tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post859427576816266552..comments2024-03-26T18:53:21.796-07:00Comments on One Geek's Mind: Trip to Centralia, PAChimeradavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-15421120133148329202011-06-27T08:01:42.892-07:002011-06-27T08:01:42.892-07:00It seems like the western United States doesn'...It seems like the western United States doesn't have the same tourist phenomenon. My uncle works on oil rigs in the midwest and he sends me pictures all the time of beautiful views in general as well as seemingly untouched ghost towns. Maybe it's because in the midwest these towns are miles from anything else?Chimeradavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-73175961019156926942011-06-27T07:21:23.266-07:002011-06-27T07:21:23.266-07:00There was a ghost town in NE Nebraska, about 20 mi...There was a ghost town in NE Nebraska, about 20 miles from where we lived when I was a kid. There were only a few buildings, though one of them was a small bank, if I remember correctly. Anyway, I always thought it was neat.<br /><br />We stopped there a few times when we were going to Ponca Park. It was NOT a tourist attraction. I never saw any other sign of visitors, except for the cropland on all sides.<br /><br />Re. your trip, yeah, I would certainly start imagining an end of the world scenario. I guess I've read too much science fiction, huh? :)Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-91806395067392572462011-06-26T20:51:05.464-07:002011-06-26T20:51:05.464-07:00Yeah, the graffiti really takes away some of the m...Yeah, the graffiti really takes away some of the magic.Chimeradavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-47748952077182248252011-06-26T20:19:33.961-07:002011-06-26T20:19:33.961-07:00That's too bad about all the buildings being d...That's too bad about all the buildings being demolished. It looks like an interesting place but no doubt would have been much more interesting with the abandoned buildings still being intact. <br /><br />Too bad about all the graffiti. I've never understood people's need to write all over stuff. It would look much more interesting without all the signs that people are all over the place.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.com