On the last Friday of every month at 10:00am I would hear the familiar wail of the Air Raid Sirens. Throughout my childhood these 2 minute tests were so regular that when they ended in 1985 I almost missed them!
The Air Raid Sirens started going up just weeks after Pearl Harbor, and eventually about 225 were installed. About 150 still remain, silent and rusting. There are actually people who search these things out, and one person has put together a thorough website. They are not pretty, but they are a reminder of a part of our history, and I think it is important that at least some of them remain a part of our landscape.
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