[A very interesting photo essay with both current & historical photos. This should appeal to the Inner Geek in everyone.]
Missile Silo Fixer-Upper Now Swanky Bachelor Pad By Adam Hinterthuer Wired.com October 5, 2009 | 12:00 am http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/missile-base-2/ ABILENE, Texas — How does a former social worker from Chicago wind up living in an abandoned nuclear missile silo in Texas? The Johnny Carson show. Bruce Townsley was up late one night in the mid-’80s when he saw an unusual guest take a seat on Johnny’s set: a nuclear missile base real estate mogul named Ed Peden. Peden lives in an abandoned missile base in Kansas and was invited on the show to tell Johnny all about his underground lifestyle. Townsley was hooked. Using the pre-Google research librarians at the public library outside of Chicago where he then lived, Townsley tracked Peden down. And though it wasn’t until 1997 that Townsley secured his current property, the idea blossomed in his head over the years. After completing his fair share of conventional home remodels in the Chicago area, Townlsey wanted a challenge to keep him busy for the rest of his life. So far, his silo property has perfectly fit the bill. Read on to tour Townsley’s subterranean lair in our second installment of missile base homes. http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/missile-base-2/ See also a photo essay about Ed Peden's missile site make-over: Cold War Bunker Becomes Modern Mansion http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2009/04/gallery_missile_base_1 -- ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 Mail: antunes at uh dot edu *********************************** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *********************************** Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
