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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] mikerussell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn’t this the place that inspired the coal fires you see in the Dan Akroyd movie “Nothing But Trouble?”

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think you're right! I read the wiki article about the movie and it says:

[Aykroyd] set the story in the fictional town of Valkenvania, which was based loosely on the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania.

Good catch!