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Oct 31, 2019 · Discover Nike Missile Control Site LA-96 in Los Angeles, California: A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.
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LA-88 was one of the sixteen Nike missile sites located...
- Candy Cane Lane – Los Angeles, California - Atlas Obscura
Los Angeles Defense Area (LA): Los Angeles was defended by a ring of 16 Nuclear sites. Headquarters sites were located at Signal Hill, Long Beach, Fort MacArthur, and at the Birmingham Army Hospital. As indicated by the number of sites, Los Angeles, with its aerospace industries, received extensive air defenses.
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Exploring the Nike Missile Site at San Vicente Mountain Park. Believe it or not, during the 1950s – 1960s there were 16 Nike Missile Control sights located around Southern California. These were put in place to protect us from any external threats and most are no longer there today.
The Los Pinetos NIKE site played an integral role in the Los Angeles Defense Area from 1955 to 1958. Los Pinetos is unique among Nike sites in the Los Angeles area in that the launch, administrative, and battery control facilities are located within a single line-of-site.
Of the 240 national Nike missile sites, Los Angeles accounted for 16 launch sites, as well as radar and control sites. Each of the launch sites was equipped with a number of Ajax and Hercules missiles. Click here to see a map of COLD WAR SIRENS in L.A.
By 1958, the brigade had 16 Nike-Ajax launch sites ringing the Greater Los Angeles area. These sites were located in Malibu, Van Nuys, Chatsworth, Newhall, Saugus, Mt. Gleason, Barley Flats, El Monte, Brea, Stanton, Long Beach, San Pedro, Palos Verdes, Torrance, El Segundo, and Playa del Rey.
