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Wham-O bomb shelter cover

The ad doesn't say Wham-O, but they did market such an item and the San Gabriel address seems plausible.

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Posted by Duff at 10:24 am (PST) on Fri January 31, 2020
Yeah, I'm not sure about this particular ad, but see the Wikipedia article on Wham-O, and also this page: 12 Lesser-Known Wham-O Products You Have to See to Believe
Posted by CJ at 9:19 am (PST) on Fri January 31, 2020
Size only dictates capacity ... Anything underground has a better chance of survival from fallout. That is why scientists today, say that if there if there is life (albeit, microbial) on other planets/moons, it would be underground because it would be protected from solar radiation.
Posted by notsteve at 10:05 pm (PST) on Wed January 29, 2020
Not too sure about this one. The street is real, but the address would put the building in a culvert. Reminds me of the address used in I Love Lucy, "623 E 68th St." which if it existed, would put the Ricardos in the middle of the East River. That aside, I'm not exactly sure that an 8' x 8' concrete roof could offer much protection from a thermonuclear blast and the resulting radiation.

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