Historic Downtown

Centralia is a community rich with history, built by the railroad and coal mining industry back in the 1800s. Since then,

Downtown still holds the history of Centralia. From The Centralia House Restaurant, to the iconic building that are still standing from the early 1900s, this downtown has simultaneously changed completely, while not really changing much at all. In old photos of downtowns, you can still spot the engraving on top of the current-day City Hall that reads, “Old National Bank”. The Regions bank building still has the logo of First National bank(??)** and a mural is still vaguely noticeable on the back of the original Woolworth’s, guiding train passengers to their location.

These scars are visible to remind us where we came from, and where we are heading. The revitalization of Downtown Centralia is happening now, with 6 bars and 5 restaurants located in our Historic Downtown, many of which are new, and more are being created at this moment including another local brewery, another unique bar, an iconic restaurant from the 1980s is being revitalized, and a new mediterranean cafe.