Centralia, PA Fire Department Novelty T-Shirt

Description: Parody T-shirt design for the fictional Centralia, Pennsylvania Fire Department. For non-Pennsylvanians out there, allow me to summarize: Centralia was once a small coal mining town in the mountains of Central PA. Sadly the town was unfortunately evacuated and abandoned due to an ongoing anthracite coal mine fire which has been raging below the town since 1962. Pennsylvanians like myself regard this lost town as a quaint but sad artifact of our cultural legacy of the coal mining industry.I created this design myself as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the legacy of this small ghost town. Now you can LARP as a fictional firefighter for an abandoned coal mining town in Central Pennsylvania! Design details: the crest in the middle features a standard fire department Maltese Cross insignia, with a shovel and pickaxe as a nod to the coal mining industry. There’s also a pile of burning coal, a steam vent pipe, a spooky gas mask with a mining helmet, and a gold Eastern Cross from the steeple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church up in the mountains – one of the few remaining structures in the ruins of the town. Centralia itself had a large population of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Yugoslavian immigrants working the coal mines prior to its abandonment, hence the Eastern Cross in the insignia also pays tribute to that.The main design on the front measures 13 inches wide. This specific shirt only has the design on the front, however I also have a deluxe edition available in my store which has artwork on the sleeve and back too. These shirts are available in either black or navy blue. Please select your desired color and size in the dropdown menu above.By the way: oddly enough, despite only being inhabited by a handful of people, Centralia actually does in fact have its own functional fire department (which clearly doesn’t see a lot of use), and its company number is 1 and engine number 134. The Hook & Ladder 62 in this particular shirt’s design is a subtle nod to the year in which the infamous coal mining fire disaster began.Shirt Details: The 100% cotton men's classic tee will help you land a more structured look. It sits nicely, maintains sharp lines around the edges, and goes perfectly with layered streetwear outfits. Plus, it's extra trendy now! 100% cotton Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²) Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico

Price: 18.5 USD

Location: Hialeah, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-02T02:25:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD