![]() ![]() Nelson believes the shelter was likely built to what were, at the time, the most modern and state-of-the-art standards. Nelson said the home, and the shelter were owned by the Grossenbacher family, the head of which was Central Florida’s Civil Defense Coordinator. If you can’t tell, this place was built during the tension of the Cuba Missile Crisis when concern about a nuclear war had hit all new highs. The room also has a filtering system that can send the incoming air through a layer of charcoal to help keep out potential contamination. Nearly all of the amenities in the shelter can be operated by hand crank just in case power is knocked out, and Nelson said when he bought the building it even had a stationary bike in the center of the shelter that could be used to power the lights inside. A large room made of 18 inch thick concrete is filled with 9 submarine cots, a small kitchen area and even a bathroom down a narrow hallway. At the bottom of the stairs, Nelson is standing in a Cold War era bomb shelter that seems barely touched since the 1960’s. ![]()
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