Today, the site is in use, some buildings still standing. Redeveloped into City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Services, Playa del Rey/LAX, California (Shared with LA-70). A few buildings overgrown with vegetation, some streets heavily overgrown. Buildings standing, looks abandoned. Two radar towers remain on private property owned by a landscaping company. Redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. One old military building remains. 2023 Atlas Obscura. Site is now the location of the University of Texas System Police Academy. FDS. The listing notes that the space has a lot of potential, and could be used as a home or Bed and Breakfastjust some ideas., If you want something offering security and uniqueness, this property is for you.. Site leased in about 2014 and is now Wing Headquarters for the Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Now under private ownership, Explosives Technology. Magazine now an auto junkyard. The structure was damaged by the fire causing $100,000 damage. A decommissioned Atlas nuclear missile silo is up for sale in Kansas. That concludes our list of abandoned places in Kansas, but that doesnt mean thats all there is to find. Private ownership, now MPL Industries. Radar towers removed. In the 1950s, the military developed six versions of the Atlas missile. The U.S. Army (19541959) and the Army National Guard (19591963) operated this battery. Buildings in use by park personnel. SF-90DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-38 / Z-38 The AADCP was inactivated in mid-1971. Is fenced in, with a "No Trespassing" sign, guard shack and many buildings in good repair. Possibly one of the oldest abandoned military bases is located in the middle of the ocean, just west of Key West. HM-01 was Nike-Ajax. FDS. Today, a few foundations of buildings visible, launch area exists, condition unknown probably filled with water. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth welcomed their first patients on March 15, 1864, a family of Civil War refugees fleeing Shermans army. Demolished, open lot owned by Michigan DNR. The structure was condemned by the city of Topeka in August of 2020. Some old military buildings, off "Nike Site Road". However, it's been done in Kansas! Controlling the SAMs was the 29th Artillery Group (Air Defense). One height-finder radar was later removed and remaining set modified to an AN/FPS-116 c. 1977. No radar towers. By 2000, Skinner had become paranoid of being caught in his illicit activities and began working as an informer for the DEA. Appears to be light office building. Was a double-site Launcher and Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike-Ajax Missiles. For now though, we'll have to be happy with a tour of the place. Triple-magazine Nike Missile launching concrete pad now a parking lot for the Fort Funston hang gliding area. No radar towers. May be some building foundations and old roads. YouTube footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWYAtR-XgTI, This list is sorted by state. But what we ended up finding in this abandoned hotel made the sketchy elevator ride all worth it. May be used as a parking lot. Wiloughby Eastlake School District. Below are 17 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of North Dakota along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. Each site with a US Custodial Team had an on-site load of 10 nuclear warheads ready to be launched at very short notice. FDS. Buildings in good condition, magazine area in use by the city police department as a vehicle storage area. FDS. LC buildings along Staley road still in use. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Headquarters facilities were located at Tappan, Fort Totten, Fort Wadsworth, and Roslyn. Used primarily as a junkyard. It has been in use as a secured communications site for various federal agencies, including BLM, FAA, FCC, FBI, IRS, and others. Base of radar tower and control building remain S.E. Built to oppose Soviet air attack, this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore. Obliterated. The outside was sealed shut, which led us to some, Read More Almost Stuck In An Abandoned Hotel ElevatorContinue, If youre looking to explore abandoned places in Las Vegas, I got you covered. Buildings in good condition, magazine being used as tractor trailer parking and storage site. For Jefferson extending out into the ocean. Intact, Communications Facility Partially. The IFC was assigned as an off-base installation to Ellsworth AFB on 25 May 1961. Obliterated. Lets check it out! See. Nike launch site totally obliterated. Above-ground firing site, although no berms visible. 421620N 0711622W / 42.27222N 71.27278W / 42.27222; -71.27278 (B-63-LS). The site is overgrown with vegetation, Nike launch buildings are relatively intact. Located on a hill. On "Nike Base Road". Intact, Department of Energy, silo currently used as lab for University of Washington research projects. Intact, Private ownership, 1 launcher used to store dynamite. Hart Island, Double Magazines covered over with vegetation on north end of island; Buildings spread out all over the island, all appear in highly deterioration condition. FDS. Manned by D/71st (7/54-9/58), D/1/71st (9/58-9/59) and VAArNG B/1/280th (9/59-3/63). Obliterated, High-end single-family housing, possibly some partial remains covered by trees and vegetation. On the Diamond Spring Ranch, the spring now rises in a concrete cistern and is piped to an adjacent concrete stock tank. The roof of the magazines make up the Upper Field of the dog park. The housing area in Brandywine, Maryland, supported Washington Nike Site W-36 from approximately 1957 1961. No radar towers. Was in use by Army Reserve and PA National Guard. FDS. Partially redeveloped; now the location of National Park Service, Fenced and behind a locked gate, largely intact. Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads. While the unusual property is far from in a turnkey condition, it is brimming with potential. Learn how to uncover more abandoned places and the techniques used to capture their beauty. All buildings at the site were demolished in 1977. Every fall, the park holds a, Obliterated, only foundations remain, Township owned. Redeveloped into single-family home sites. Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins and structures in a, Read More 12 Ghost Towns In Alaska [MAP]Continue, Dumb doesnt begin to describe most of the situations I find myself while on adventures. Abandoned. Redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. The weekend is near (and even if its not, its still on its way). FDS. Horses occupy the Assembly building. Wamego LSD Missile Silo Wamego, Kansas During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo. FDS. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) S-90DC established at Fort Lawton AFS, WA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Launcher area was destroyed/obliterated in the early 1990s when Westchester Parkway was constructed. The launcher Area has about 7 launch pads with 3 underground bunkers and 1 barn with rails, about 80% finished when construction halted. 3. Partially Intact on mountain top, Fort Funston Park Picnic Area. This was a very compact facility. 384744N 0894758W / 38.79556N 89.79944W / 38.79556; -89.79944 (SL-10-CS), Private Ownership Purchased 7-12-14 by Ron Mertens of Smithton IL. You can walk on the former IFC at Lake Shore and E 31st Street; now a nice little park with a playground and good view of downtown, Lake Michigan, Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. 38.612941, -97.703255Photo Credit: David Sachs sah-archipedia.org.com. Some ruins are visible along the west boundary, including the crushed fuelling stand and parts of the acid storage sheds.384850N 0772121W / 38.81389N 77.35583W / 38.81389; -77.35583 (W-74-LS). In the 1980s, water contamination near the base was found to be a health hazard. The elevator is present but the hydraulics have been removed. Offutt AFB Defense Area (OF): Provided a Nike Hercules defense for Omaha's Offutt AFB, which was the Headquarters of the Partially Intact, City of Detroit, River Rouge Park. Buildings torn down, launch pads consist of concrete slabs and bunkers. Nine missile silos near Spokane sit abandoned or fill nonmilitary uses, but in the fall of 1962, their nuclear warheads were poised to strike Sun., Sept. 21, 2014 Missile launch complexes in the . Redeveloped into single-family housing, no evidence of IFC. Facility fenced but appears to be open. Obliterated. Manned by C/36th (/54-9/58), C/1/562nd (9/58-3/60) and MDArNG A/1/70th (3/60-12/62). Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-66. Used as the Bedford Electronics Research Annex. Wired Classic: This photographic tour of an abandoned nuclear missile silo that a former Chicago social worker turned into one of the most unusual homes in the world is Wired's most popular image . Now well-preserved in private ownership. RIANG/USAFR Center, some old buildings in use. Two round ground pads, one square ground pad, and one tower with cyclone fence around the top. The launch batteries and magazines were on the east edge of the Jackson Park Lagoons (facing east), about 3/4 mile away from the IFC radar site. The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines. Abandoned. FDS. Are You Sure This Hotel Is Abandoned? Constructed during the Cuban Missile Crisis [October 1962]. The sites were using mixed warheads; meaning always 2 sections nuclear-capable (W31 selectable 20 or 2 kiloton yield) and 1 section only conventional (T-45 High Explosive) armed.[5]. The Formerly Used Defense Sites (FDS) program processed many former sites and then transferred them out of Defense Department control.[7]. Headquarters facilities were located at Camp Hanford. Lancaster (town) Police Department and local government office. Photo was captured along I-70. After its closure by the Army, on 25 Sep 1975 the control site property was designated the Coventry ANG Station, Air National Guard. Locked and fenced. Abandoned, now known as the Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center. Units assigned are the 2071st USAR School, 326th Maintenance Battalion and 214th MI Company. Redeveloped into American Foundation for Autistic Children. Sites CL-02, CL-ll, and CL-69 were converted to fire Nike Hercules missiles. Appears to be in good condition, no evidence of radar towers. Some radio towers but no evidence of radar. It is home to a MNDOT radio tower. Private ownership, fenced. Let's take a tour inside the underground bunker and explore. Now Massachusetts Audubon Society, Drumlin Farm. Small part US Army Reserve center. These were supposed to be airlifted to certain Nike sites in case of deterioration of the international political situation in the world. Launchers probably intact. Single-family home. Thoroughly fenced in. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. L-58's housing area was taken over by the Air Force after the IFC was closed by the Army, and was redesignated as Loring Family Housing Annex #2. A semi-circular embankment protecting the fueling area remains. FDS. FDS. Another 60 spare W31's had been kept in permanent storage at grid 4528'46"N 1135'57"E Longare. Nike Carlton: 3B/20A/12L-A Newport: 3B/18H, 30A/12L-UA, FDS Derelict, but partially intact. Originally constructed in the 1960s, this prepper's dream home is designed to withstand "a nuclear blast or comparable natural disaster" according to the listing. Three years later, the U.S. Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries. Signage indicates that it is being redeveloped as residential housing. On mountain peak. After the Army closed the Nike facility, It was gained as an off-base installation of Andrews AFB on 21 Feb 1975, under Headquarters Command. IFC Redeveloped into 2 parks; no remains. Some broken concrete remains of launch area. Perimeter fence appears to be still standing, taken over by vegetation, however outline is clear in aerial imagery. FDS. The radar site ceased all operations on 15 August 1962. One radar tower standing. Launch site in good condition. Magazines visible behind parking lot. Three sites were deactivated in December 1958 as only Saddle Mountain was converted to the new Nike Hercules. Buildings in good condition, also several radar towers. Missile pads used as part of storage yard and parking lot. Totally obliterated and redeveloped into the Parkhurst US Army Reserve Center. The mountain between the launcher and the IFC was "notched" in three places to allow the Missile Tracking Radar to acquire the missile while sitting on the launcher. Partially intact. The now abandoned Moonville tunnel in Ohio is one of those places you stumble across in the woods and just think, Whats this places story? Moonville Tunnel History It all started in the mid 1800s when railroad owner William Cutler was carving a path through southeast Ohio to try and reach Cincinnati. Assembly buildings are still standing but now in private hands. The AAFC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-71 / Z-71. As a busy mother of one crazy kid, two cats, and two geckos, they write whenever there is spare time. Discover All There Is To Know About This Underground Bunker In Kansas Being used as an auto junkyard. IFC was operated by B/71st (7/54-9/58) and B/1/71st (9/58-11/62), Redeveloped into "Great Falls Nike Missile Park", FDS. Redeveloped, Private ownership. In highly industrial area. Originally a black school, it was transformed to a white school in 1885, with black pupils being educated in a smaller structure on the grounds. It was designated as Gibbsboro Family Housing Annex. Hidden among all of the liveliness, however, are beautiful and haunting buildings that have been abandoned and forgotten about over the years. Bavaria, which is on the Union Pacific Railroads mainline, did not grow. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Sweetwater AFS, TX in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Two radar towers still stand. Some buildings remain in use, most razed along with radar towers. Also used by City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Service. Buildings in poor condition, some roofless, some not. No evidence of IFC site. Two radar towers still standing and evident, one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope. Magazines visible, some snow plows being stored on them. AADCP inactivated 1 September 1974 and dissolved as part of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Partially Intact, Las Trampas Regional Park and microwave communications facility, Redeveloped, TRACOR Aerospace, Expendable Technology Center, Las Trampas Regional Park Office. Still in use, with a few buildings, one radar tower, TXArNG training. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. In 1930, the spouse of one of Sauers daughters committed suicide, and there were reports that the house was haunted throughout the years. FDS. HM-01DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site Z-210. 2. Former underground nuclear missile silo in Kansas now an Airbnb site Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished. DallasFort Worth Defense Area (DF): For air defense of Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Built on a former World War II auxiliary field (#3) of Roswell AAF. becomes S. State Line Rd. The 15-story complex has accommodations for 75 people, divided into three types of . Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Private ownership. In 1963, work on a 500,000-square-foot, fully-enclosed retail mall began. The Radar towers, Generator bldg., Van pads, and connecting building foundation are all there. Named for legendary St. Louis Browns catcher Albert J. Private owner, construction use. Well preserved site with numerous IFC buildings in use. Obliterated, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Del Cerro Park. Redeveloped into single-family housing. Map showing the location of the Minuteman Missile Visitor Center, Launch Control Facility Delta-01 and Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09. Magazines badly deteriorated, some used as parking lot. Buried treasures | The Spokesman-Review Fort Jefferson was built back in 1825 to protect the coastline and neighboring Caribbean islands from pirates. One building standing, sold to a local brewery and currently being refurbished into brewery and restaurant. Now obliterated, Park, ownership by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [citation needed]. FDS. Bug Out To Your Own Decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo For $380k - The Drive NY-55DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-9 / Z-9 Air Force operations at the site ended on 1 July 1966, and Nike operations were inactivated on 31 Oct 1974. All buildings in use in excellent condition. FDS. Annie is a freelance writer, content editor, and marketing whiz with a background in broadcasting and a passion for chicken nachos. No evidence of LS. Abandoned. 24545 Cottonwood Road HM-65 was Nike-Ajax. There is a handful within a few hundred miles of Fort Riley, but this one is the best because it is immediately across the street from Bushong. Accessible to the public by hiking. 374132N 1222652W / 37.69222N 122.44778W / 37.69222; -122.44778 (SF-59-CS). Manning was by D/54th (11/55-9/58), D/4/1st (9/58-9/59) and MDArNG D/1/70th (9/59-12/62). The pits are still there, under the park, behind the fire station. Overgrown and abandoned. After being closed by the Army it was established as an Air Force installation, the Sepulveda Air National Guard Station. Several radar towers standing, several buildings in radar area deteriorating, and some loose concrete on site. Launch area was immediately north of current school building. The former crew barracks are now used for county fire station personnel and the old launch bays appear to be used for storage. In early 1965 the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. Many tractor-trailers on site. The logistics train was airlifting by US CH-47's within 6 hrs after receipt of a coded message. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County. FDS. Road back to launch site from IFC in good shape. Partially Intact, Maryland Army National Guard. Plus, they've kept some of the original equipment around for their tours, so they don't lose the history of the place. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. All six magazines are concreted over. Today, Bushong is commonly referred to as a ghost town, but its 34 residents continue to enjoy their quiet little town. 38.26108, -96.81953Photo Credit: Kansas Ghost Town Hunter -facebook.com. Magazines under motor pool parking area asphalted over. Above-ground Nike-Hercules site. Site redeveloped as Bedford Middle School in 2001. Severely overgrown with vegetation. The railroad closed the depot in 1957, and the structure was later demolished. Obliterated, Private ownership, Light Industrial park, In highly urbanized area. Vacant land. Launch area obliterated, owned by Fairfax County and repurposed as Popes Head Park; a marker close the site, Virginia Historic marker E98 states: Redeveloped into "Observatory Park". Town of Manchester, Recreation Center. American Indian Center Singing Winds Site. After being closed by the Army in 1974, in 1976 the housing part of PH-41/43 was transferred to the Air Force for use by Gibbsboro AFS, New Jersey. Fenced and gated above-ground magazines protected by berms. Looks like some vehicles are parked on concrete pads. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County. Some military buildings being used by city as offices. These were covering the Norwegian capital, the former Kolss HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH), the Rygge and Gardermoen airbases and the naval base Karljohansvern. Buildings Demolished Sept 2015 Magazines are there and part of a municipal maintenance facility. Mrs. S. Terry ran a boarding home in the absence of a hotel. FDS. [Map] An Abandoned Missile Silo - MISKA'S MAPS Obliterated, City of Detroit. Redeveloped as multiple-family housing. After retirement, the ballistic missiles were refurbished and used for more than 30 years as space launch vehicles. Bushong is thought to be named after A.J. Site was both an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master and later AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE Radar Direction Center. Located at the north end of Centennial Park along 153rd St. between Huntington Ct. and Hickory Dr. FDS. Portion of the bike trail from Tower Road to the launch complex was original road used to access the base. National Park Service, Sweeney Ridge (GGNRA). Owned by the Nassau Board of Cooperative Education, which uses the site as the Brookville Nature Park and Outdoor Education Center. Have you ever heard of the missile silo near Topeka that was turned into a home? Entire site now the WA National Guard Kent Armory. 4255'04.5"N 8809'57.6"W. Demolished as of 2014. Demolished, Roswell Correctional Center Partially. FDS. No radar towers. Youre in the right place. The Missile Silo In Kansas That Is Now A Home It's gone a long way to transform into a home. Township of Lumberton and private owner. The markers are color-coded by 'flights'. 1. Roads exist with severe cracking in poor shape. Overgrown, most buildings underneath veneration canopy. Appears magazines were removed and filled in with dirt. Coronado Heights is a significant, isolated peak with a spectacular view of the Smoky Hill river basin. US Forest Service Insect & Disease Lab. Redeveloped into Phillips Park. Part of the facility exists to the west, with outlines of radar towers visible. On 1 May 1961 PH-64DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-63/Z-63 Nike operations were inactivated on 30 Sep 1966. Completely rebuilt, with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers. Redeveloped into communications site. Redeveloped into Marine Mammal Center. Maps - Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (U.S. National Park There is 6,900 square feet of living space, and the upper two levels of the silo consists of 1,200 square feet of space. No towers. These are MAJOR nuclear war targets, each one of these silo's will be hit with minimum one warhead with a fairly large yield as part of a Russian counterforce attack. Fish and Wildlife Service. The sites around Fairbanks were inactivated in 1970 and 1971. Magazines appear to be once under asphalted-over parking lot, however, access to one lift platform is now covered with dirt and the magazine is filled with water. Now Nickerson Beach/Chappel Rock Park. Site was never operational, Private ownership, four long military buildings still exist with circular access road, usage unknown. Some buildings exist, launcher area intact. Most buildings intact and in use, some radar towers. Intact, US Park Service, very deteriorated condition. King Salmon Long Range Radar Site is still in use. Ajax and Hercules launch doors visible, probably welded shut. Former triple Ajax battery. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Buildings at beginning of entrance road, former underground double magazine. You can not see this house from the main road! This place is just as amazing as it sounds. The Child-Eating Bunyip Haunts Australias Wetlands, Abandoned WWII Structures of Motutapu Island, 33 Places Famous for the Scandals That Occurred There, http://www.freeleonardpickard.org/Skinner-Timeline.html, http://cjonline.com/indepth/missilesilos/stories/090201_lsdsilomid.shtml, http://cjonline.com/indepth/missilesilos/stories/011303_kan_lsd.shtml, http://www.vice.com/read/life-is-a-cosmic-giggle-803-v18n5. The Air Force ceased radar operations on 30 Sep 1969, and the AADCP was inactivated on 1 Sep 1974. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. FDS. Hq Nike Group and staffing was located at the Avedre Lejr, at grid 5537'59"N 1226'55"E. Concrete launching pads visible but doors concreted over. Delta Flight - 125KB PDF Buildings in good shape, Radar tower bases visible. May be a radar platform in SE corner near "Nike Road". Triple battery next to Lake Erie. Abandoned. Obliterated, Horizon Heights Park and grass runway airfield. Batteries paved over with asphalt, new building construction. FDS. FDS. While in operation, these missile sites were manned by the US Air Force 24 hours day/365 days a year. Some IFC buildings in use. Off "Nike Site Road". No evidence of IFC site. Hiding nearly 200 feet underground, the Rolling Hills Missile Silo is located in an undisclosed area of central Kansas, USA. In 1988, a sculpture by John Whitfield with the inscription Coronado Heights A Place to Share' was constructed half-way up the slope. W-45 was manned by the A/75th (11/54-9/58), A/3/562nd (9/58-6/60) and MDArNG B/3/70th (6/60-12/61) ADA. Many were already on Army National Guard bases who continued to use the property. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) DF-30DC was established at Duncanville AFS, TX in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Caswell AFS, ME in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Nothing remains of the IFC except the MTR and TTR towers. Radar facility used as storage for Lannon County Park and as a US Cellular tower site. Owned by Burlington Recreation Commission. IFC mostly taken over by woods, some buildings still stand, asphalted area badly cracked. FDS. Buildings used for storage/support in good condition, rest of site has been razed and sold off, now single-family housing, no evidence of radar towers. The east and west facades are 14 inches thick and 76 feet long, with 22-foot-high columns in the front and back. Now US Forest Service facility. Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command, Buildings in good shape, magazines covered with earth. The Missouri Pacific Railroad built its tracks across Northern Lyon County in 1886, giving birth to the town. Underground single-magazine intact, no buildings, appears abandoned. The town underwent several significant developments in the early twentieth century, including its official incorporation in 1904 and the establishment of the much-anticipated Camp Wood YMCA in 1916. After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Appears to be a storage area for tractor-trailers. Battalion Blvd remains. FDS Location Undetermined Possibly incorporated into Naval Weapons Station Earle. FDS. Parts of the facility exist but are abandoned, lot of vegetation reclaiming the facility.

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