Los Angeles Defense Area Site LA-40-L (site) (Long Beach, California)

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 Cold War 1947-1991, nikemissile, closed / former military, offices - to be deleted
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The launch area for Nike missle battery LA-40 was located in this area prior to development.

"LA-40 Long Beach Airport (Lakewood)/1958-1963/1B, 2C/ACQR

IFC-Located at the Southwest corner of Spring and Clark Street at the Long Beach Airport.

L&A-Located at the Southwest corner of the Long Beach Airport, near the intersection of Spring and Kilroy Airport Way. The IFC site has been destroyed for a hotel development. The Launch site was used for a number of years as an emergency communications facility for Long Beach city departments. It was recently destroyed during the construction of the Kilroy office complex. The Admin area remains in use by the CAARNG, but is scheduled for development."

www.ftmac.org/lanike3.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nike
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Coordinates:   33°48'34"N   118°8'45"W
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