So The other day while out driving I discovered this old bomb shelter in the west end of Edmonton. I did some research and found that it is on the historic registries list and it dates back to the mid 1950's. I never really thought about Edmonton having these during the Cold War and I certainly was surprised to find this one still around.
One more day of work this week and then we are going for a weekend away to Calgary
Wow--I didn't know there were any bomb shelters left! I think it's good it has been preserved--bomb shelters illustrate what that period of our history was like.
Oh, ouch. . .how can something from mid-1950 possibly be on the historic register!!! I hate it when something that still seems recent to me suddenly dates me! ;->
What a cool historic find! When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle bought a house with a bomb shelter. My cousins and I used to play in there, but we always wondered how anyone could actually live there. Have a lovely trip!
Good thing to preserve....we forget so quickly how things were...didn't know they were still around. Have a great time in Calgary....I head there tomorrow to pick Hubby up from airport.
