Below are links to stories from around the United States (as well as some beyond) involving Fallout Shelters. Civil Defense, and the like. They are in order by year, starting with the newest.
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2022
What Happened to New York City’s Fallout Shelters – Cheddar Explains
Cheddar
September 12, 2022 (NOTE: Link opens to YouTube video)
2021
Washington state relics of the Cold War are hidden in plain sight
KING 5
July 12, 2021
Unknown Stories of WNY: Cold War ‘time capsule’ discovered under college dorms
WGRZ
April 6, 2021
Brockport’s Cold War Fallout Shelters Revealed
SUNY Brockport
January 25, 2021
2020
7 Everyday Buildings That Are Actually Fallout Shelters
Safety.com
September 15, 2020
Sign of the times
Sturgis Journal
September 1, 2021
Fallout shelters had their day in Cold War era
Urban Times
March 16, 2020
At Cold War Nuclear Fallout Shelters, These Foods Were Stocked For Survival
History.com
February 26, 2020
Does Dallas still have any of its Cold War-era nuclear bomb fallout shelters? Curious Texas investigates
The Dallas Morning News
February 12, 2020
2019
NYC fallout shelters (Video only)
Fox 5 NY
December 2, 2019
Inside Stanford’s Last Fallout Shelter: a time capsule to Cold War politics and protests
The Stanford Daily
September 25, 2019
Remnants of the Cold War, Some Milwaukee Fallout Shelters Remain
WUMW 89.7
August 30, 2019
Curious Nashville: What’s Inside The Governor’s Old Fallout Shelter In The Woods?
Nashville Public Radio
August 19, 2019
Fallout shelter locked away under Henderson’s South Middle School
The Gleaner
August 16, 2019
Hidden history: fallout shelter found under school
KTIV
July 12, 2019
Today in History: State of Washington breaks ground for fallout shelter under I-5
KIRO
May 15, 2019
How “Duck and Cover” Drills Channel America’s Cold War Anxiety
History
March 26, 2019
In The Age Of Fallout Shelters
Arlington Magazine
February 25, 2019
There’s an abandoned fallout shelter from the Cold War underneath an elementary school in Washington, D.C. Take a look inside
Insider
February 22, 2019
Long Island’s Hidden Past: Abandoned nuclear fallout shelter
News 12 Long Island
February 7, 2019
Nuclear Anxiety, Empty Streets and Scenes of New York on High Alert
New York Times
January 23, 2019
2018
Fallout Shelters: Signs of the Past
WNEP News Station 16
October 31, 2018
Cold War time capsule: Abandoned school nuclear fallout shelter one mile from the White House is almost perfectly preserved 56 years after it was hurriedly built following the Cuban Missile Crisis
Daily Mail
April 27, 2018
Old fallout shelter signs still dot Staten Island. Where can you see them?
Staten Island Advance
April 13, 2018
Ask The Times: Public fallout shelters are a thing of the past
Quad-City Times-Illinois/Iowa
February 3, 2018
Can old nuclear fallout shelters still protect you?
WSBT-South Bend, Indiana
January 26, 2018
Fallout shelters sparked controversy in central Pennsylvania during Cold War: 5 facts
Penn Live
January 25, 2018
The Demise of Nuclear Fallout Shelters
Firefighter Nation
January 24, 2018
What Do Those Fallout Shelter Signs Actually Mean?
WGBH-Boston
January 23, 2018 (Ed. Disclosure: Includes interview with Fallout Five Zero)
Heed old shelter signs? If nuke is REALLY coming, maybe not
NorthJersey.Com
January 22, 2018
Fallout shelters offered security in tense time
The Times & Democrat-South Carolina
January 20, 2018
Seattle Fallout Shelter a Cold War relic under I-5
KIRO-Seattle, Washington
January 19, 2018
Shelters fall out of use
SaukValley.com
January 19, 2018
The forgotten fallout shelter: An inside look underneath one of Spokane’s oldest buildings
KHQ-Spokane, Washington
January 19, 2018
From the Vault: Here’s how Cincinnati prepared for a nuclear strike in the 1960s
WCPO Cincinnati
January 18, 2018
How Americans of the 1960s Really Felt About Nuclear Fallout Shelters
Gizmodo
January 17, 2018
Long before Hawaii’s false missile alert, Rochester had elaborate civil defense plan
WHAM-Rochester, New York
January 17, 2018
Take a look inside of one of CNY’s former bomb shelters
CNY Central-Syracuse, New York
January 16, 2018
NYC Department of Education removes “Fallout Shelter” signs
PIX New York
January 15, 2018
After Hawaii missile scare, a look back at aging nuclear fallout shelters in East Tennessee
WBIR-Tennessee
January 15, 2018
Would a 1960’s Fallout Shelter Actually Protect You From Nuclear War?
Popular Mechanics
January 15, 2018
What to do in case of a nuclear attack
The Washington Post
January 14, 2018
After missile alert mistake, UH students ran for cover and hid in classrooms
Hawaii News Now
January 13, 2018
Nuclear fallout: A renewed interest in disaster preperation [sic]
The Alliance Review
January 9, 2018
Nuclear fallout shelters in Stark County. Are any still safe?
CantonRep.Com-Canton, Ohio
January 8, 2018
As Trump Taunts North Korea, Americans Are Taking The Nuclear Shelter Symbol Very Literally Again
Quartzy
January 5, 2018
City to Remove Outdated Fallout Shelter Signs
WNYC
January 1, 2018
2017
New York removes misleading nuclear fallout shelter signs
Reuters
December 27, 2017
New York City To Remove Misleading Nuclear Fallout Shelter Signs
Huffington Post
December 27, 2017
Amid tensions, fallout shelters get another look
The Boston Globe
December 26, 2017 (Ed. disclosure: Includes interview with Fallout Five Zero)
The Doomsday Diet
Eater
December 12, 2017
Clay County fallout shelter: Then and now
The Daily Times Leader-Mississippi
December 10, 2017
Well Within Range of North Korean Missiles, Hawaii Turns to Cold War Air Raid Sirens
The Drive
November 30, 2017
Left behind: public and private nuclear fallout shelters in the Port City
WECT-North Carolina
November 30, 2017
Fallout shelters: a look back at Tucson during the Cold War
KGUN
November 8, 2017
Ogden native created iconic nuclear fallout shelter signs back in the 1960s
Standard-Examiner – Utah
November 5, 2017
Frozen in time: A look at Clark County’s Fallout Shelter
News 3 Las Vegas
November 3, 2017
Bob Blakeley designed fallout shelter sign, an icon of the Cold War
The Florida Times-Union
November 2, 2017
How some kids helped with the design of the Cold War fallout shelter sign
PRI.org
October 30, 2017
RIP Robert Blakeley, Designer of the Fallout Shelter Sign
Gizmodo
October 30, 2017
Robert Blakeley, whose fallout shelter sign was a grim reminder of nuclear war, dies at 95
The Washington Post
October 29, 2017
Robert Blakeley, Who Created A Sign of The Cold War, Dies at 95
New York Times
October 27, 2017
Fallout shelter, a relic from the past, may find new life amid world tension
The Commercial, Pine Bluff (Arkansas)
October 20, 2017
This nuclear fallout shelter was untouched for 55 years. It might come in handy now.
The Washington Post
October 18, 2017
From the Archives: When Civil Defense led a nation on the brink of war
Quad-City Times-Illinois/Iowa
October 17, 2017
Nuclear Fallout Shelters Were Never Going to Work
History
October 16, 2017
Thinking the unthinkable: Don’t rely on these historic fallout shelters in case of a nuclear attack
CNBC
October 6, 2017
Forgotten fallout shelter found under Long Island School
Fox 5 New York
September 27, 2017 (With detailed video)
War with North Korea? People Are Building Nuclear Bunkers And Shelters Again Because of Trump and Kim Jong Un
Newsweek
September 19, 2017
Does Kalamazoo Still Have Fallout Shelters?
WMUK-Michigan
September 15, 2017
Inside the Nuclear Fallout Shelter at Papago Park
Phoenix New Times
August 29, 2017 (Slideshow only)
North Korea threatens to launch a nuclear attack. What happened to Fresno’s fallout shelters?
The Fresno Bee
August 24, 2017
Blast From The Past: Could Clark County’s Fallout Shelters Be Needed Again?
Nevada Public Radio
August 18, 2017
Do you remember fallout shelters? We want to hear from you.
The Monitor-Texas
August 18, 2017
Blast from the past: Inside a Cold War-era fallout shelter in Austin
KXAN-Texas
August 17, 2017
Revisiting the Relics of a Fearful History, Revived
Seattle Weekly
August 16, 2017
Not That You’ll Need Them, But You Can Still Spot Some Of Denver’s Fallout Shelters
Colorado Public Radio
August 15, 2017
When fallout shelters dotted the Stanford Campus
Stanford University News
August 15, 2017
50 Years Ago, Sacramento was Littered with Fallout Shelters
Fox 40
August 15, 2017
Milwaukee area has dozens of fallout shelters
WISN
August 12, 2017
Decades-old map pinpoints 135 fallout shelters in Sacramento County
KCRA-Sacramento, California
August 12, 2017
Chattanooga history: a look at the city’s fallout shelters
WRCB TV
August 11, 2017
These 5 countries are searching the term ‘fallout shelter’ the most
NBC 5-Vermont/New York
August 11, 2017
In Case of Nuclear Attack, Don’t Forget the Groceries
The New York Times
August 10, 2017
New York is filled with thousands of abandoned bomb shelters from a time when a nuclear attack was almost certain
NY Daily News
August 10, 2017
Could fallout shelters return? North Korean tensions bring memories back
ABC 33/40-Alabama
August 9, 2017
Nuclear fallout shelters scarce around Portland, Ore.
KATU-Portland, Oregon
August 4, 2017
Where did those fallout shelter signs come from?
Forest Park Review-Illinois
August 1, 2017
Hawaii emergency agency puts kibosh on fallout shelters beneath Diamond Head crater
Stars and Stripes
July 21, 2017
Emergency officials explain why fallout shelters impractical for missile attacks
KHON-Hawaii
July 6, 2017
What the government didn’t mention about fallout shelters
Timeline.com
April 18, 2017
2016
KFOR’s Cold War bomb shelter about to go off the air
Lincoln Journal Star
May 23, 2016
2015
Throwback Thursday: MBTA shows off it’s true bunker mentality
Boston Herald
August 27, 2015
2014
Salt Lake City’s fallout shelters remain hidden relics of Atomic Age
The Salt Lake Tribune
August 21, 2014
2012
Cold War-era fallout shelters still found in Fall River buildings
Wicked Local
March 25, 2012 (Ed. Disclosure: More recent FFZ tour of bank shelter can be found here)
2010
Fallout shelters: Cold War history in your neighborhood
Greater Greater Washington
November 10, 2010
2007
Could you find your local bomb shelter?
MetroWest Daily News
August 26, 2007
1997
Fallout Shelters Are Not What They Used to Be
WRAL.com
November 5, 1997
1994
Which Way To The Nearest Fallout Shelter?
Chicago Reader
April 14, 1994
1963
University Has No Plans To Stock Fallout Shelters
The Harvard Crimson
May 27, 1963
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