Secret Submarine Base?
The always-transparent China has been building a submarine base near Sanya, on Hainan Island off its southern coast. This represents a further […]
Author: 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.
Dr. No’s Crab Cay Lair
As far as villains’ lairs go, the island hideout of Bond character Dr. No is the template from which many other fictional […]
Duress Code at Nike Missile Launching Area
Duress code. Yes, it’s a real term and it means “panic code,” or a code that you give instead of your “real” […]
German U-Boat
I am reading an excellent book called Iron Coffins, by Commander Herbert A. Werner, who served on five German u-boats between 1941 […]
Astute Class Submarine Cutaway Drawing
This is a superb cutaway drawing of an Astute class submarine–British Royal Navy nuclear fleet submarines. Close-Up: Towards the Stern 70 […]
Disneyland Matterhorn: Is There a Secret Basketball Court Inside?
Legend has it that there is a secret basketball court located inside that most famous fake mountain located in the Los Angeles […]
Volcano Redoubt in You Only Live Twice (Film – 1967)
The true face of the James Bond series, at least throughout the Sixties and Seventies, isn’t Sean Connery. It’s a German-born set […]
Hidden Doors and Rooms – New York Times Story
There’s a good overview in an October 5, 2006 New York Times article about ordinary homeowners who add secret rooms and hidden […]
See the Fake White House in Suburban Maryland: James J. Rowley Training Center
In an April 5, 1982 TIME magazine article, it was mentioned that a fake White House and Blair House (the little auxiliary […]