Bomb Shelters
Created | Updated Apr 26, 2002
A popular suburban accessory during the Cold War, particularly during the Cuban Missile Crisis, bomb shelters were generally located at the back of one’s property, beyond the patio and the flowered umbrella table. Long since replaced by swimming pools, pressed-iron lawn furniture and conservatory extensions, the occasional bomb shelter is still at times opened to the light of day.
Take, for instance, the case of a woman in South Dakota who was kept in a bomb shelter for 30 years by her jealous husband who told her that the world had been destroyed by a nuclear bomb. She was not discovered until after the death of her spouse.
Never, ever say anything like “Hey! Wouldn’t it be great if bomb shelters made a come-back?”
