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Nike-Ajax Supersonic Anti-Aircraft Missile Launch Site

This former missile launch site was empty when my friend and I took a short hike here during the height of the pandemic. The towering structures and deserted atmosphere made it feel like we were traveling back in time to the Cold War.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 07.2021
Photo Location: Encino, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D3200
Copyright: © Isabelle Winardi