03/09 Headlands Missile Battery

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autoshop

View from the auto shop, or something garage-like at the missile site.

bags

These structures were built with sandbags filled with concrete, laid in circular formations. Quite nice, especially with the ingrown vegetation. War?

church

Chapel in the Presidio. WIth those bullhorns, the word of God is coming to you whether or not you want it.

collapsed

Yeah, they just sort of gave way.

elevations

Evered wondered how high something was, or how far away, and how to hit it?

entrance

Yeah, that's not scary at all.

farallon

The Farallon Islands are far away. Well, not that far. Those are feets, remember.

firepointtwentytwo

These "Fire Points" were placed all around the building. Were people supposed to stand in these spots when the missiles were launched?

guardhouse

From the guardhouse at the missile site, looking downhill. Note the fenced corridor, allowing for the defenders to entrap the oncoming army with fire.

light

Let me out of here!

lookup

From the tin-shack mine-like underground space, looking up.

missilesite

Yeah, that's where we're going.

north

You can see north towards Muir Beach, Point Reyes and beyond.

pillboxhole

Through the hole in the pillbox's fire shield. Ocean Beach is in the distance.

reached

Welcome to the missile site.

restricted

I dare you to...

sign

Missiles launching over the Golden Gate Bridge. Yeah.

tricolor

When we reached the missile site, I put on the yellow shirt, courtesy of Brandon McPhail at Reed College. And lo! The colors! It was a total concidence!

washedout

The road just sort of went that way.

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