I measure homes for remodeling and then model them in a program called Vectorworks. Last week I was at a South Bay Area home in CA and as we were measuring the huge backyard we came across some hedges that were in a rectangle formation. As we got closer to the hedges we noticed a rusty metal door/hatch. I asked what do you think it is? I tried to open the hatch to no avail. My co-worker then helped and we got the hatch opened.
You go down, no you go down, You weigh 150lbs less than I do you go down. He decided to go down.
He gets to the bottom rung and notices the floor is covered in water. I had rained most of the week and was raining during our adventure. I through a rock down to only notice that the water wasn't at all deep. I told him to go check it out and gave him the camera. He then decides he has seen enough and comes back up. I said when are you ever gonna get a chance to go into one of these again. He said he didnt care and got out. So then decide to go down. Gloves on, flashlight in hand, hat on. I step over the hedge, then make my way down. I was a little spooky not knowing what to expect.
It goes around the corner? Greeeeeat. So I buck up and take the step my coworker refused to take and turned the corner.
No natural light in this place once the hatch is closed. The flash of the camera did a nice job showing the walls.
As I stood and looked around at the concrete walls, survival water and grain. I thought what drives a person to build something like this. The owner later told me the owner before them built it in 1961. That year was the Cuban missal crisis. The threat of a nuclear attack became real for many in the US. Because Cuba is so close to the US. The owner moved by fear or the idea of being prepared had it built. Today it is just a time capsule. I hope the new owners leave it or even add things from the 60s down there. Could someone actually survive a nuclear attack in this bunker? I have a feeling you couldn't.
But what an adventure to go down into one and see one in person.
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