BillT's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

BillT

Having served in the Air Force during the Cold War, I am particularly interested in the places and artifacts related to that period in our history.

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Places edited in Battle Creek, Michigan

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Places edited in Fairfax, Virginia

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Places edited in Duluth, Minnesota

Mabalacat, Philippines

K-9 Cemetery

A memorial for military police dogs in the former U.S. air base.

bananafish

Added by bananafish

Lefkada, Greece

Abandoned Tropo Station of Lefkada

The remains of a military communications outpost still stand on this Greek island.

CorinaIoana

Added by CorinaIoana

New York, New York

Bryant Park Escape Hatch

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Clearfield, Utah

SR-71C Blackbird

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

kiirenza

Added by kiirenza

Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax Nike Missile Site

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

exploringwithesch

Added by exploringwithesch

Battle Creek, Michigan

The Former Battle Creek Sanitarium

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

Added by danielr

Chicago, Illinois

Damen Silos

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

ZBRAH

Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser