Community Bomb Shelter Under Bridge, 1962

Community Bomb Shelter Under Bridge, 1962
Community Bomb Shelter Under Bridge, 1962

In addition to small residential bomb shelters built in backyards or in basements, some communities planned–and in some cases, built–larger shelters for the community.

Most community bomb shelters were based in existing buildings–church or school basements, in particular.  But this cutaway drawing shows a bomb shelter under a bridge built for this express purpose.

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Community Bomb Shelter Under Bridge, 1962
Community Bomb Shelter Under Bridge, 1962

Source:  LIFE January 12, 1962

By Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

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