“CARTWHEEL” Tower, Fort Reno, Washington, DC, 2020.
All the pixels, none of the continuity of government, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49576247768
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“CARTWHEEL” Tower, Fort Reno, Washington, DC, 2020.
All the pixels, none of the continuity of government, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49576247768
#photography
Despite CARTWHEEL being located in the middle of a residential neighborhood in a busy city and staffed by military personnel, officials went to great lengths to conceal the true purpose of these towers. They hid in plain sight, appearing to be silos or water towers (they even used civilian water trucks to send crews to some of the towers).
It was only after the cold war ended that the details of the network were declassified.
Obsolete secret infrastructure like CARTWHEEL tower, only revealed decades later, intrigues me not just for its scale and design, but also for the obvious question it gives rise to. If this stuff effectively managed to stay unnoticed for decades, what newer secrets are hiding under our noses today?
@mattblaze@federate.social This is some of my favorite stuff to nerd out on. Always had an interest in infrastructure in general, but infrastructure with a hidden purpose especially.