Missile Silo Fixer-Upper Now Swanky Bachelor Pad
Posted: October 5th, 2009, 4:44 pm
ABILENE, Texas — How does a former social worker from Chicago wind up living in an abandoned nuclear missile silo in Texas?
The Johnny Carson show.
Bruce Townsley was up late one night in the mid-’80s when he saw an unusual guest take a seat on Johnny’s set: a nuclear missile base real estate mogul named Ed Peden. Peden lives in an abandoned missile base in Kansas and was invited on the show to tell Johnny all about his underground lifestyle. Townsley was hooked.
Using the pre-Google research librarians at the public library outside of Chicago where he then lived, Townsley tracked Peden down. And though it wasn’t until 1997 that Townsley secured his current property, the idea blossomed in his head over the years. After completing his fair share of conventional home remodels in the Chicago area, Townlsey wanted a challenge to keep him busy for the rest of his life. So far, his silo property has perfectly fit the bill.
Read on to tour Townsley’s subterranean lair in our second installment of missile base homes.
http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/mi ... se-2/all/1
The Johnny Carson show.
Bruce Townsley was up late one night in the mid-’80s when he saw an unusual guest take a seat on Johnny’s set: a nuclear missile base real estate mogul named Ed Peden. Peden lives in an abandoned missile base in Kansas and was invited on the show to tell Johnny all about his underground lifestyle. Townsley was hooked.
Using the pre-Google research librarians at the public library outside of Chicago where he then lived, Townsley tracked Peden down. And though it wasn’t until 1997 that Townsley secured his current property, the idea blossomed in his head over the years. After completing his fair share of conventional home remodels in the Chicago area, Townlsey wanted a challenge to keep him busy for the rest of his life. So far, his silo property has perfectly fit the bill.
Read on to tour Townsley’s subterranean lair in our second installment of missile base homes.
http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/mi ... se-2/all/1