San Francisco Defense Area Site SF-59-L (San Francisco, California)

USA / California / Broadmoor / San Francisco, California
 parking lot, artillery battery, Cold War 1947-1991, nikemissile, closed / former military
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The three magazines contained 12 launchers and 30 MIM-3 Nike-Ajax surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles. The launchers were concreted shut in 2004, and the site is now used as a parking lot for the Fellow Feathers hang gliding club.

California Coastal Records Project photo taken October 2005 shows the former launch area, assembly building, fueling area berm, Funston Groupment Command Post C2, and base end station: www.large.images.californiacoastline.org/images/2005/la...

www.flyfunston.org/
www.acme.com/jef/nike/sf59l.html
www.militarymuseum.org/FtFunston.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nike
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Coordinates:   37°42'53"N   122°30'5"W
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