The Cold War Bunker That Offered Subterranean Suburbia Below Las Vegas

The Cold War Bunker That Offered Subterranean Suburbia Below Las Vegas

The real estate listing for 3970 Spencer St. shows a foreclosed two-bedroom on a suburban street east of the Las Vegas Strip. That’s nothing remarkable in Vegas, which has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, but this house is special: It’s 25 feet underground. A high-end fallout shelter built in secret, it’s a small monument to the Cold War—as well as the dream of post-War suburbia in the American west.

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The Cold War Bunker That Offered Subterranean Suburbia Below Las Vegas