Hole In The Head Press is pleased to report that Rings of Supersonic Steel has been mentioned as a source for a story about the Nike Missile System in the July 2005 issue of the Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine.
Be sure to check out the story, Ring of Fire, by James R. Chiles in the July 2005 issue. Frank Evans, President of the Los Angeles Air Defense Museum Association is prominently mentioned in the piece.
Unfortunately, coinciding with the release of this story, the Los Angeles Air Defense Museum Association has voluntarily decided to fold up shop after a frustrating half decade of trying to convince the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks and the local politicians in San Pedro, California that the White Point Nike Site Historic District should be opened to the public rather than demolished.
We gave it a good run, spent thousands of dollars out of our own pockets, attended endless unproductive meetings with brain dead bureaucrats, wrote reports and letters, made telephone calls and tried to gain support for our cause but were ultimately defeated by angry, self-centered local area homeowners, who don't want to share their 100 plus acre public park with anybody outside of their local community.
If this sounds bitter, I really don't mean it to be. That's just the way it is. Very few communities are interested in preserving military sites. Homeowners around parks don't want "outsiders" coming into their community, with the traffic and other problems that they believe visitors will cause.
So, if you want to see mechanically operational Cold War Missile Site you can take a trip to San Francisco, Sandy Hook, New Jersey or Lorton, Virginia.
But please, keep away from San Pedro, California. They don't want you there.
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