Editing Centralia, Washington (section)

===Historic buildings and sites===
[[File:Centralia Timberland Library.jpg|thumb|Centralia Timberland Library]]
[[File:Centralia Union Depot, interior.jpg|thumb|The interior of Centralia Union Depot]]

The Carnegie Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trlib.org/Locations/Pages/LibraryInformation.aspx?lib=ce|title=www.trl.org|access-date=January 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006225154/http://www.trlib.org/Locations/Pages/LibraryInformation.aspx?lib=ce|archive-date=October 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> is located in Washington Park and was originally built in 1913 followed by a remodel in 1977–78. The library is now part of the [[Timberland Regional Library]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centralia Timberland Library {{!}} Timberland Regional Library |url=https://www.trl.org/locations/centralia |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.trl.org}}</ref>

[[Centralia Union Depot]] was built in 1912 and features red brick architecture, vintage oak benches, and internal and external woodworking throughout. The renovated depot, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is currently served by [[Amtrak]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Moira Macdonald |author2=Bethany Jean Clement |title=A charming Centralia day trip with our film and food critics |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/a-charming-centralia-day-trip-with-our-movie-and-food-critics/ |access-date=June 6, 2024 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

Located in Fort Borst Park are the Fort Borst blockhouse and the Borst Home. The blockhouse is a log structure that was built in 1856 and was used as grain storage during local wars with Native Americans. Originally constructed near the confluence of the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers, the building was moved twice, in 1915 due to an alteration of the Chehalis River's course, and then in 1922 to its present-day site in the park. Joseph Borst, an [[Oregon Trail]] migrant, purchased the blockhouse from the U.S. government in 1857 and his family would use the building as a residence until he built the Borst Home next to the structure in 1864. The house was constructed near a toll ferry crossing that existed at the time and the home site contains a replicated one-room schoolhouse and a church. The Borst Home, but not the blockhouse, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, Washington|National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie |title=Borst Blockhouse Repairs Planned; IWW Plaque Before Council |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-commentary-borst-blockhouse-repairs-planned-iww-plaque-before-council,301022 |access-date=August 3, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

Centralia is host to various other NRHP sites including the George E. Birge House, the Hubbard Bungalow, and the Wesley Everest Gravesite. The NRHP-listed [[Centralia Downtown Historic District]] is home to McMenamin's [[Olympic Club Hotel]] & Theater<ref>{{cite web|url=http://best.king5.com/olympic-club/biz/580704|title=Best of Western Washington|last=TEGNA|access-date=January 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713152258/http://best.king5.com/olympic-club/biz/580704|archive-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> a registered historic hotel and restaurant that opened in 1908.

Additional buildings of note include the one-room Salzer Valley Schoolhouse. Situated southeast of the city on a donated land claim from the Salzer family, it was built in 1894 and existed as school until 1944.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salzer Valley folk cherish old school |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-chronicle-jul-10-1999-p-1/ |access-date=April 1, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 10, 1999 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McClurg |first1=Dian |title=Life Is a Sweet Adventure for the Bee Team |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/life-is-a-sweet-adventure-for-the-bee-team,187749? |access-date=April 1, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 24, 2009}}</ref>

====Movie Theaters====
The city was once home to the Twin City Drive-In, located immediately north of the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacCraken |first1=Gordon |title=Don't horse around with low lying ground |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/dont-horse-aroundwith-low-lying-ground,220032? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 19, 2006}}</ref> It began in 1933 as a single-screen outdoor theater,<ref name="FDTBA"/> with a reopening in 1961 after a transfer of ownership.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fund |first1=Edna |title=Grand Opening Held for Drive-In |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/today-in-history-couple-arrested-for-winlock-arson-in-1911,166945? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 24, 2011}}</ref> During the 1950s, the outdoor screens were known locally to show risque movies, such as [[Baby Doll]] and the nudist film, [[Garden of Eden (1954 film)|Garden of Eden]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittge |first1=Brian |title=Shocking! Shocking! |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/excitement-kills-vader-woman-during-fire,211771? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 5, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittge |first1=Brian |title=Nudists at drive-in |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/coal-speculator-buys-up-hanaford-farms-in-1906,216184? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=December 1, 2006}}</ref> The [[drive-in]] had a train ride for children on the property; the ride was purchased by a local enthusiast and rebuilt for use at the 2015 fair.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nailon |first1=Jordan |title=King Ag Museum Dedicated to Preserving Machines, Memories |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/king-ag-museum-dedicated-to-preserving-machines-memories,54649? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> The premises installed a second screen but eventually the venue fell into disuse and the grounds left to decay. In 2002, a prior resident of Chehalis purchased the neon entrance sign to the drive-in with plans to display it as a highway memorial to graduates from the area; he would donate the sign later to an agriculture museum located in Centralia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittge |first1=Brian |title=Rusted Neon Glory |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/african-professor-comes-to-centralia-in-2006,212567? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 7, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=King |first1=David |title=King Ag Museum - Twin City Drive-In |url=https://kingagmuseum.com/new-tractors/ |website=King Agriculture Museum |access-date=November 28, 2023 |date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> Damages from windstorms decimated the screens and a fire in 2023, declared to be most likely arson, burned down the remaining building on the property, the ticket booth that also housed the projectors.<ref name="FDTBA">{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Fire destroys ticket booth at closed drive-in theater |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/fire-destroys-ticket-booth-at-closed-drive-in-theater,248020? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 2, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twin City Drive-In - Photo Gallery |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/43161/photos |website=Cinema Treasures |access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, the theater grounds are mostly bereft of any immediately visible remnants and are covered in brush.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittge |first1=Brian |title=Outdoor cinema at SWW Fairgrounds draws rave reviews |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/outdoor-cinema-at-sww-fairgrounds-draws-rave-reviews,229061? |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 1, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Twin City Drive-In |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/43161 |website=Cinema Treasures |access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>