The food was hard rock candy, and they were in tin cans. Some of (the shelters) had complete hospital units in them, the MASH units they used in the Korean War. The better ones were elaborately set up, but most were basic. |
They were everywhere. They were in the basements of buildings, churches, office buildings and people built their own, too, in those days. |
We were on the edge of our seats. They knew it could happen, they wanted to do something to protect their family and there was money out there, federal grants, so people could build fallout shelters. |