hi there. i'm aaron.
Hi there. I'm Aaron Sonnenberg. I work at Blip and live in Greenpoint. You can find me on flickr, twitter or e-mail me at: aaron/at/blip/dot/com
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More shots from Camp Hero/ The Montauk Air Force Station.
I’d seen the AN/FPS-35 radar tower from afar on multiple trips up to Montauk, Long Island. However, each time we tried to get closer the camp was closed to the public. this past weekend, we decided to try again. To our surprise, the gates were open and the whole Base/Park/Station was set up for visitors (there were signs explaining each building’s role, etc…). I’d highly recommend that anyone visiting Montauk take a look and explore a bit.
A bit more on Camp Hero from Wikipedia:
“In World War II, with German U-boats threatening the East Coast and Long Island, Montauk was again considered a likely invasion point. The US Army upgraded Fort Hero, and renamed it Camp Hero in 1942…To protect it from enemy bombers and the prying eyes of Nazi spies in fishing boats, the entire base was built to look like a typical New England fishing village. Concrete bunkers had windows painted on them and ornamental roofs with fake dorms. The gymnasium was made to look like a church with a faux steeple.” (more…)
(Source: Flickr / asonnenb)
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