In my lifetime Austin appeared on a nuclear strike map behind Kim Jong Un and someone made a Tumblr about it. But back in the day people made serious propaganda films about that exact situation, which you can watch here. The only funny thing about Target... Austin, Texas, other than the (spoiler alert) over dramatized death of the man who didn't follow proper protocol, is that morning traffic on Congress Ave. appears to be about 12 cars.
Is it wrong that I kind of want to live in those people's bomb shelter?
I noticed the traffic too. I hadn't heard or thought about the term Conelrad in over 50 years, even though it was very common back then...weird. I had never seen this before. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was interesting to learn that there was a hacked together emergency broadcasting system before there was the actual emergency broadcast system.
DeleteBest bomb shelter ever? The one in Malcom In The Middle. All full of vintage modern awesomeness and even stocked with Franciscan Starburst dinner ware!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I haven't seen that episode, or at least don't remember it. Looks like I've got something to catch on Netflix. I kind of hate that fictional bomb shelters have more mid-century goodies than my actual mid-century home.
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