The maps of Chicago are fascinating to me. I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago in the late 70s and early 80s with an ex-Navy submariner, nuclear engineer for a father. I always remember him saying that we lived "too far outside the city to be lucky enough to die in the blast if there were a nuclear attack". It was something we w…
The maps of Chicago are fascinating to me. I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago in the late 70s and early 80s with an ex-Navy submariner, nuclear engineer for a father. I always remember him saying that we lived "too far outside the city to be lucky enough to die in the blast if there were a nuclear attack". It was something we would talk about at home very nonchalantly. I gave a speech on "How to survive a nuclear war" for one of my high school English classes complete with Geiger counter demonstrations from the decommissioned fallout shelter equipment from my grandparent's church. They made for curious and unsettling toys for a child, but it was an interesting learning experience. These maps really put that into a much more vivid light.
The maps of Chicago are fascinating to me. I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago in the late 70s and early 80s with an ex-Navy submariner, nuclear engineer for a father. I always remember him saying that we lived "too far outside the city to be lucky enough to die in the blast if there were a nuclear attack". It was something we would talk about at home very nonchalantly. I gave a speech on "How to survive a nuclear war" for one of my high school English classes complete with Geiger counter demonstrations from the decommissioned fallout shelter equipment from my grandparent's church. They made for curious and unsettling toys for a child, but it was an interesting learning experience. These maps really put that into a much more vivid light.