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Beneath this home in Saranac, N.Y., lies a former Cold War-era nuclear missile silo and launch pad, built in the 1950s to house an Atlas-F intercontinental ballistic missile. Not your average, indeed!
With its own private airport and unique underground cylindrical design, you can ensure that this home is 100 percent Rapture-ready. But you only have until Dec. 21, 2012, so place your bids now.
Topol-M launch from silo. A missile launch facility, also known as an underground missile silo, launch facility (LF), or nuclear silo, is a vertical cylindrical structure constructed underground, for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs).
Before the Great Recession in 2009, the Farley Post Office was the only New York City post office that was open 24/7, [67] but as a result of the recession, its windows started closing at 10:00 p.m. [68] [69] During the 2010s, the event venue operator Skylight Group used the Farley Building as an event venue.
Building 401 prior to demolition in 2010. The three silos were built to resemble a barn from the air. [8] Beginning in 1943, Building 401 was used as the powerhouse for the production of TNT, though operations lasted less than a year. Building 401 was renovated, and from 1953–59 and 1965–71, it was used as a Boron-10 isotope separation ...
The City Hall Post Office and Courthouse was designed by architect Alfred B. Mullett for a triangular site in New York City along Broadway in Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, in City Hall Park south of New York City Hall. The Second Empire style building, erected between 1869 and 1880, was not well received. Commonly called "Mullett's Monstrosity ...
737 Park Avenue is a prewar residential building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Initially, the building had more than 100 apartments. The current capacity after renovation is 60 apartments. [1]