Well I’m just now watching the video, so the auction should be over by now, I wonder if it sold and for how much?? I would LOVE to have a underground bunker one day.. And I feel a government built bunker would be the perfect way to go about it..
I worked in 4 of these facilities in 1989-1992 doing HVAC work in Illinois. ATT was kicking over relay wiring into all fiber optics. What most people do not know ( declassified) it was a hard wire facility from Washington DC to NORAD Cheyenne MOUNTAIN. They have always known about EMP’s. This guaranteed a hard wire from commander and chief to the missile commanders for launching orders. Also was hard wire to satellite dishes for Apollo missions, Skylab and space shuttles back for all NASA facilities. They all had 1 year of food and water. After that you are on your own. All the battery rooms are gone. They were backup to keep the phone lines going. 4 foot tall 2 diameter. Hundreds of them in each facility. Multiple electrical engineers on every shift. They ran 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 55 gallon drums of civil defense water ( hundreds of them ) per facility. The most hilarious things in the facilities were the urinals and toilets on spring mounts, with flexible plumbing pipes to withstand a near hit with a thermo nuclear blast. When Gulf War 1 started we showed up to our facility facing a Bradley fighting vehicle with an M 60 mounted and a platoon of unknown military men that just showed up. No uniform markings. Thoroughly searched we were allowed into work. This video really brought back memories. Surprised they either did not show escape tunnel, or know that one is there. ( the facilities we worked had them along with 6 foot thick blast doors. What memories they are.
@@BradtheBuilder For real! Thats why i love your content Brad as a junior in college haha, super informative and real! Give us an update on the airplane or helicopter!!
I actually thought that before he mentioned it 🤣 let's see the Fed's get into that place through them doors. It would take one hell of a big red key 🤣😂👍💚💛❤️
The state and county digital phase 2 700 MHz simulcast trunked systems need lots of sites, so having this guarantees you will have paying customers permanently for the tower space. They would rent space on the tower and in the bunker or lease space above ground for a building that would be brought in on truck flatbeds and they would pay for the lease each month. And they would have the VHF analog pager equipment for the EMS and Fire pagers
I've pulled a lot of cable and installed a lot of telecomm equipment in these facilities. I spent most of my time on those main frames wiring blocks. It's weird to see all that removed. Our installations didn't last long. Technology progressed so quickly.
These ATT L5 "long lines" facilities (this one is actually an L4) were secure military/govt comms repeater stations and typically had 6 foot thick external walls according to specs. And BTW, that's a 750 kilowatt genset, not mega and runs on #2 diesel not jet A (see the sign on gen rm door you walked thru). I'm a retired ATT power guy.....
I was thinking the same, KW, not MW. Since you worked on these, if a nuke went off nearby and the shutters closed, what would the occupants do for fresh air? If the vents were opened, then radioactive contaminants could have gotten in, correct?
I thought that too. There was actually a Dutch guy who bought a bunker in Germany, but got on the wrong side of the law and was forcibly evicted into a one room apartment at a location of Interpol's (?) choosing. Not sure if it had windows. Hehe. Interesting story: www.google.com/search?q=Dutch+guy+who+bought+a+bunker+in+Germany&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
As others mentioned, the tower above ground was probably part of the "Long Line" relay network (transmit/receive from one tower to the next). They carried phone data, television, etc. Then during the Cold War, their importance grew due to military communications. I was surprised at how well that facility was maintained, looks pristine. A lot better than the missile silos that occasionally go up for sale - those are usually a mess.
Love these sites. Lots of these around the country side but not this big. I have equipment at an old long lines and most of the equipment is still there just love walking through it.
I'm watching this day after we election here in Nebraska, I did vote yes for medical. Neat building, several communication sites are a no longer here in Nebraska, Schribner, silver Creek, amongst a couple of the old sites. Thank you for the video.
Brad that installation could be a one stop shop for flair to Duk and Beafcake under the same dirt! It’s the kind of weird cool that Flair would be interested in!
@Flair 100% needs to buy this!! Huge upgrade from his other place!! Thanks @Brad for showing us this!! Pretty cool stuff. I’ve wondered if Flair finally sold his missle silo property or not. The last we heard about it, he said it was gonna be for sale.. but never heard anything else about it. Stay blessed brother!!
Holy Ship!!!! That’s amazing. Nearly a million just for for fuel alone. That’s insane so if u can’t handle the fuel bill there’s no point in buying the damn thing unless ur going to rough it which u would do anyways for the most part. Awesome video sir. Imagine how long it took to build that place. Multiple years. I and Andrew need to go in halfies and buy the place. Just send me a ping and I need u to workout so u can carry my ass down the stairs 😂😂😂. Look forward to the next video. Thanks for this one.
@@able880 Dude all that’s a lot of crap I didn’t ask for. Too scientific for I’d say 99% of the people on here. We’re here to see Brad show us different things and to watch him be a jackass. I didn’t n don’t come to listen to all that nonsense u sent me.
Looking Glass they used the 2 Frequencies Echo and Foxtrot Those frequencies were actually Secret Service Frequencies That's why the system is called the Echo Foxtrot System because of the 2 frequency names They are in the high 300 mhz low 400 mhz range Each one of these Long Lines bunkers had the Echo Foxtrot System so AF1 and Looking Glass could reach the ground through the sites and then go on the hardened underground phone cables to the military sites
That "Wine rack" looking thing is an MDF (main Distributing Frame) used back in the day to connect land line exchange numbers to the phone call processing equipment. It would guide two wires , "tip and ring" to an assigned telephone number or for data distribution lines.
The important thing is to get to the bunker before all hell breaks out. And of course it would happen to one week you happen to be in Disneyland in Florida. Lol
I remember driving by the one near Boone Iowa when it was being built and for many years after it was built. As a kid, it seemed like construction took forever. Then when it was finished, there were rarely any signs of life there. It always made me wonder why construction took so long for only a couple of buildings, a big fence and a microwave tower.
I remember doing a flooring job and the amount of floor we had to cover in one basement of one building was 999,999,998 sqFt. So unfortunately 50,000 sounds fairly small to me 😂. Also the reason this basement was so large was it was the head Royal Canadian Bank so it was quite large.
Question for people who know the answer: would PCBs (or similar concerns like asbestos) be a health hazard for habitation in these specific facilities? Appreciate the Cold War history with construction pictures and the facility tour.
There’s one of these silos at Catalina AZ . 40 miles from me . Just a few miles north of Tucson looking glass we’re flying continuously 24 /7 3 planes. . A hard hat under ground , in case floor above collapsed. 750 mega watt ? . Maybe 75 mega watt . The power for 750 mega watts is bigger than that room
If he still has the missle silo for sale, I doubt his banker would be enthusiastic about the purchase. Also, he just contracted the two buildings to house Beefcake, DUX and BUX and his personal stuff and has great highway access. The bunker is a good hour north of Omaha so not the best place for a distribution center.
Even if you had the money to buy it, you would still need an army to run it. You would also need people who know how to work on that type of equipment for when things break down. Good luck finding parts especially in a SHTF scenario.
The exterior walls are 3ft thick steel reinforced concrete . Standard 72-78 spec At&t military comms blast bunker. The spec followed 2nd generation continuity of government bill. The 3 foot concrete is shelled with permaforms of 3" thick steel, filled with rebar and The building is piled to bedrock, sits on dampers and is copper screened. Its not at all the biggest between Nebraska and Virginia.
Yes and no. Depending on the distance from the epicenter, in that scenario, what would get you in a place like this is the tectonic violence that would occur in that scenario. The facility isn't in solid bedrock or in a mountain. It is shallow and built on soil substrates,ei; liquifaction, etc. The other would be being buried under pyroclastic flow (Pompeii on steroids)and ash debrie,again, the severity being the proximity to epicenter. Let's hope everyone is long gone worm food before that happens because very little if anything will survive globally if it goes.
@@titan1856 Yeah, if and when that thing blows, it will be put your head between your knees and kiss your . . . You know, the thing . . . Ah well, anyway.
I’m not sure how much money flair has, but that sounds very very expensive to only last for 60 something days for 6-700 thousand dollars. Like does the jet engine have to run 24/7 to operate or do you only use the jet engine if the place has been nuked. I’ve been watching flair for many years and love his videos and then I found Brad and like your videos as well!
View the auction (or place a bid) here! www.crexi.com/properties/1639407/nebraska-lyons-underground-data-center
What was the asking price?
Well I’m just now watching the video, so the auction should be over by now, I wonder if it sold and for how much?? I would LOVE to have a underground bunker one day.. And I feel a government built bunker would be the perfect way to go about it..
I worked in 4 of these facilities in 1989-1992 doing HVAC work in Illinois. ATT was kicking over relay wiring into all fiber optics. What most people do not know ( declassified) it was a hard wire facility from Washington DC to NORAD Cheyenne MOUNTAIN. They have always known about EMP’s. This guaranteed a hard wire from commander and chief to the missile commanders for launching orders.
Also was hard wire to satellite dishes for Apollo missions, Skylab and space shuttles back for all NASA facilities. They all had 1 year of food and water. After that you are on your own. All the battery rooms are gone. They were backup to keep the phone lines going. 4 foot tall 2 diameter. Hundreds of them in each facility. Multiple electrical engineers on every shift. They ran 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 55 gallon drums of civil defense water ( hundreds of them ) per facility. The most hilarious things in the facilities were the urinals and toilets on spring mounts, with flexible plumbing pipes to withstand a near hit with a thermo nuclear blast.
When Gulf War 1 started we showed up to our facility facing a Bradley fighting vehicle with an M 60 mounted and a platoon of unknown military men that just showed up. No uniform markings. Thoroughly searched we were allowed into work.
This video really brought back memories. Surprised they either did not show escape tunnel, or know that one is there. ( the facilities we worked had them along with 6 foot thick blast doors. What memories they are.
That's really cool thank you for telling us
So awesome, thanks for sharing friend. I'd love to buy this place.
@@RainBitcoins You did... taxpayer.
Ahh so you worked on PLANIL and NRWYILNO.
@@TheEmpowerment1lol and so did you
I like the way Brad thought of the place to grow Marijuana in the bomb shelter 😂. My kind of guy 🫡!
😜👍
@@BradtheBuilder For real! Thats why i love your content Brad as a junior in college haha, super informative and real! Give us an update on the airplane or helicopter!!
This would be a great mushroom place I grow all kinds of gourmet mushrooms
Exactly what I was thinkin LMFAOOO
I actually thought that before he mentioned it 🤣 let's see the Fed's get into that place through them doors. It would take one hell of a big red key 🤣😂👍💚💛❤️
AT&T long lines site. BUY IT! That tower can also be leased out and generate some revenue.
The state and county digital phase 2 700 MHz simulcast trunked systems need lots of sites, so having this guarantees you will have paying customers permanently for the tower space.
They would rent space on the tower and in the bunker or lease space above ground for a building that would be brought in on truck flatbeds and they would pay for the lease each month.
And they would have the VHF analog pager equipment for the EMS and Fire pagers
I've pulled a lot of cable and installed a lot of telecomm equipment in these facilities. I spent most of my time on those main frames wiring blocks. It's weird to see all that removed. Our installations didn't last long. Technology progressed so quickly.
These ATT L5 "long lines" facilities (this one is actually an L4) were secure military/govt comms repeater stations and typically had 6 foot thick external walls according to specs. And BTW, that's a 750 kilowatt genset, not mega and runs on #2 diesel not jet A (see the sign on gen rm door you walked thru). I'm a retired ATT power guy.....
We overshot the power estimate by 🤏“this much” (a.k.a. Maxwell Smart )
I was thinking the same, KW, not MW. Since you worked on these, if a nuke went off nearby and the shutters closed, what would the occupants do for fresh air? If the vents were opened, then radioactive contaminants could have gotten in, correct?
Absolutely 0% chance that facilty wasn't completely sealed by time the bomb went poof! After that it's all air scrubbers ftw.
L5E, L6, L6E, L7, L8 and L9 must have come after your time. Im gonna guess you retired in like 93, 94.
This was awesome. More of this. I know you're a builder it'll be sparingly but it's cool. Still shows ways to build. I just love bunkers.
@@Carbonated_13 I’ll keep looking for more
That place would be a great data center as security would be of paramount importance and secure. No way anyone gets in or out undetected. Amazing.
I thought that too. There was actually a Dutch guy who bought a bunker in Germany, but got on the wrong side of the law and was forcibly evicted into a one room apartment at a location of Interpol's (?) choosing. Not sure if it had windows. Hehe. Interesting story: www.google.com/search?q=Dutch+guy+who+bought+a+bunker+in+Germany&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
As others mentioned, the tower above ground was probably part of the "Long Line" relay network (transmit/receive from one tower to the next). They carried phone data, television, etc. Then during the Cold War, their importance grew due to military communications.
I was surprised at how well that facility was maintained, looks pristine. A lot better than the missile silos that occasionally go up for sale - those are usually a mess.
Love these sites. Lots of these around the country side but not this big. I have equipment at an old long lines and most of the equipment is still there just love walking through it.
Best place to store jerky especially if something does happen. Jerky is the best survival food.
Nope biltong is😊
I'm watching this day after we election here in Nebraska, I did vote yes for medical.
Neat building, several communication sites are a no longer here in Nebraska, Schribner, silver Creek, amongst a couple of the old sites.
Thank you for the video.
Brad that installation could be a one stop shop for flair to Duk and Beafcake under the same dirt! It’s the kind of weird cool that Flair would be interested in!
This would seriously save so many people's lives
Brad what a massive facility for sure. Don’t know what you could do with it , but who knows. Think a little big for Flair. 😊
As soon as I saw the AT&T Long Lines tower, I knew it was a massive bunker.
Did you used to work at AT&T? It’s crazy how big this bunker is
Nice move, Brad !
When you said Mr President we have a situation, he dropped his ice cream cone !! 😜🎺
@@dalegereaux1863 haha
WOW, that is amazing Brad ...great video!!
That place is Hugh!
Huge!!
You’re too funny 😂
Love your sense of humor
I think the cost of electricity would be too much for Flair
@Flair 100% needs to buy this!! Huge upgrade from his other place!! Thanks @Brad for showing us this!! Pretty cool stuff. I’ve wondered if Flair finally sold his missle silo property or not. The last we heard about it, he said it was gonna be for sale.. but never heard anything else about it. Stay blessed brother!!
BradTheBuilder Flair definitely should buy this it definitely would be perfect for some great videos.
Crazy how much this old building resembles a new semiconductor factory!
Id say a great grow facility, i could make and store my wine and grow my gourmet mushrooms in there.
Great informative tour, Brad !
👍🎺
It’s crazy what the government has built underground and these are the ones we know about!
@@BradtheBuilder
Come on now, you know the government would never hide anything from the citizens. 😏
Nothing would blow it away. ❤❤
Holy Ship!!!! That’s amazing. Nearly a million just for for fuel alone. That’s insane so if u can’t handle the fuel bill there’s no point in buying the damn thing unless ur going to rough it which u would do anyways for the most part. Awesome video sir. Imagine how long it took to build that place. Multiple years. I and Andrew need to go in halfies and buy the place. Just send me a ping and I need u to workout so u can carry my ass down the stairs 😂😂😂. Look forward to the next video. Thanks for this one.
@@able880 Dude all that’s a lot of crap I didn’t ask for. Too scientific for I’d say 99% of the people on here. We’re here to see Brad show us different things and to watch him be a jackass. I didn’t n don’t come to listen to all that nonsense u sent me.
What an ass hole lol
Very interesting, I didn’t know about this type of facility,,thanks for sharing,,😊
Different kind of video Brad, very interesting. Awesome video as always 🎉❤ x
Im sure those guys back in the day that had a hand in building this structure got paid WELL
Great video brad looking good
@@aaronpeart4944 🤠👍
That is the cleanest Long Lines site I have seen.
@@thegreenpickel they hired a painter that lived on site for over three months, cleaning the place up and painting it
Looking Glass they used the 2 Frequencies Echo and Foxtrot
Those frequencies were actually Secret Service Frequencies
That's why the system is called the Echo Foxtrot System because of the 2 frequency names
They are in the high 300 mhz low 400 mhz range
Each one of these Long Lines bunkers had the Echo Foxtrot System so AF1 and Looking Glass could reach the ground through the sites and then go on the hardened underground phone cables to the military sites
Hey Brad, you're a Hoot🤗!
Thanks for the Tour 🤭.
JO JO IN VT 💞🎺
@@joanneganon7157 thanks for always watching👍❤️
That was pretty cool, not sure it's right for the jerky HQ, but Flair should still buy it.
It's a maker-space dream! I wish I was loaded!
So Wise , Thank You . A fine place to have , If you have the Millions of$ to do it right
I could see Flair being interested in this place. Macy, not so much! 😂
There is room for a swimming pool
That "Wine rack" looking thing is an MDF (main Distributing Frame) used back in the day to connect land line exchange numbers to the phone call processing equipment. It would guide two wires , "tip and ring" to an assigned telephone number or for data distribution lines.
Yep...worked at one of the NJ Long Lines facilities: Cherryville NJ. Definitely built to for WW3.
Flair should definitely buy it
Flair should 100% definitely buy this!
Yeah I’d love it
Show us the newer one under Denver Airport and tell the people who it’s earmarked for
L👀K up Operation Looking Glass
Cool video ✌️
Heck yeah, we need a placement for Smith’s or salon what is old
Beefcake Bunker has a nice ring to it!
It does! 👍
Great video. Just don't know how they would get a forklift down there for the pallets. Plus they'd have to redesign the pallets for the lift system.
Lower the forklift down with the crane.
Brad ! what a cool guy!
@@jamesfaircloth2483 really? I’m blushing.😲❤️
The important thing is to get to the bunker before all hell breaks out.
And of course it would happen to one week you happen to be in Disneyland in Florida.
Lol
I remember driving by the one near Boone Iowa when it was being built and for many years after it was built. As a kid, it seemed like construction took forever. Then when it was finished, there were rarely any signs of life there. It always made me wonder why construction took so long for only a couple of buildings, a big fence and a microwave tower.
Gus would be proud
Perfect Beef Jerky warehouse!!!
WTF ? is this beef jerky thing they talking bout ?
@@Vinny-tx5ir Beefcake Jerky!
@@Vinny-tx5iryou must be new
I remember doing a flooring job and the amount of floor we had to cover in one basement of one building was 999,999,998 sqFt. So unfortunately 50,000 sounds fairly small to me 😂.
Also the reason this basement was so large was it was the head Royal Canadian Bank so it was quite large.
Question for people who know the answer: would PCBs (or similar concerns like asbestos) be a health hazard for habitation in these specific facilities? Appreciate the Cold War history with construction pictures and the facility tour.
That’s a good question if there’s any asbestos in it???🤔
Just dont touch it and you will be fine
I guess if you had about 20 million to spend this makes sense...its a preppers dream!
There’s one of these silos at Catalina AZ . 40 miles from me . Just a few miles north of Tucson looking glass we’re flying continuously 24 /7 3 planes. . A hard hat under ground , in case floor above collapsed. 750 mega watt ? . Maybe 75 mega watt . The power for 750 mega watts is bigger than that room
yolo hope everyone is doing great
What other methods are there for pouring concrete exactly? 🤔🤔🤔
Interesting video
Thanks for watching! 👍
I like it 👌
I thought that was at Lyons. Went through there when I was a kid with my folks.
This is also great for those (pesky tornadoes)😂
You’re telling me… But it’s an hour drive from my house
The looking glass rack is actually a twist pair wire run in all central office at phone company it just holds wire
If he still has the missle silo for sale, I doubt his banker would be enthusiastic about the purchase. Also, he just contracted the two buildings to house Beefcake, DUX and BUX and his personal stuff and has great highway access. The bunker is a good hour north of Omaha so not the best place for a distribution center.
Never say Never! 😜
Even if you had the money to buy it, you would still need an army to run it. You would also need people who know how to work on that type of equipment for when things break down. Good luck finding parts especially in a SHTF scenario.
Everything’s bigger so you just need a bigger checkbook👍
@@BradtheBuilder It is a great starting price of $700k. I figured it would start at 5 million plus.
@@NightThings99 Wow! I figured $23M
Would make a lovely casino and wouldn't take long to pay for itself 💯👌👍💚💛❤️
Too expensive to construct fire escapes.
Brad you need to have flair tour that place it would be a cool video idk if he has the money for that thing
The place would be an expensive maintenance nightmare.
The exterior walls are 3ft thick steel reinforced concrete . Standard 72-78 spec At&t military comms blast bunker. The spec followed 2nd generation continuity of government bill. The 3 foot concrete is shelled with permaforms of 3" thick steel, filled with rebar and The building is piled to bedrock, sits on dampers and is copper screened. Its not at all the biggest between Nebraska and Virginia.
Probably ought to get it up and running again.
Hey Mr Brad,
What are going to do with your high tunnel??
Flare flare flare flare flare flare flare oh my goodness someone must have made a lot of money from flair😂
I would love to have that.
Is Flair prepping now??🤔
Beautiful
Amazing
70 yr old man using jump cuts lol
17:25 CHROMALOX looks like a space heater. Note thermostat on wall.
There is a bunker north of Monroe, North Carolina similar to this but not as big.
Nice place to keep my vehicles protected
Flair needs a doomsday shelter update
He said “megawatts” but it would be kilowatts for those wondering
that building would make me claustrophobic
I thought so too, but it’s too big to make you feel that way
Yeah. I just need a window to look out of. I applaud Navy guy who serve on a Submarine
I'll bet Iron Mountain will buy it.
The operational cost of this bunker is too high for most people, except billionaires.
Bong bunker!
My next man cave
Is someone leasing the tower outside and what is the monthly income for that?
Do you think it would be safe in the event the Yellowstone Caldera Super volcano erupts ?
Yes and no. Depending on the distance from the epicenter, in that scenario, what would get you in a place like this is the tectonic violence that would occur in that scenario. The facility isn't in solid bedrock or in a mountain. It is shallow and built on soil substrates,ei; liquifaction, etc. The other would be being buried under pyroclastic flow (Pompeii on steroids)and ash debrie,again, the severity being the proximity to epicenter. Let's hope everyone is long gone worm food before that happens because very little if anything will survive globally if it goes.
@@titan1856
Yeah, if and when that thing blows, it will be put your head between your knees and kiss your . . . You know, the thing . . . Ah well, anyway.
@@dalegereaux1863 you better have the lid shot tight
Why would you bring it down just to bring it back up?
the tower should get leased to cell phone companies to provide cell service.
Looks like an old “Long Lines” radio repeater site.
Make a hell of a prison . There is only one way in and one way out. For the very worst predators.
@@leontunnicliff1737 that’s a great idea!
Generator ran a few years ago when I was there.
looking glass was an airborne command post from the 1960s to about 1992 there was always at least one of them in the air at all times
Ah yes. "Beef jerky business". Very cheeky. Very subtle.
It’s an old AT&T long line communications bunker.
My grandma's first husband built missil silos all ovet America in the late 40s and 50s
I’m not sure how much money flair has, but that sounds very very expensive to only last for 60 something days for 6-700 thousand dollars. Like does the jet engine have to run 24/7 to operate or do you only use the jet engine if the place has been nuked. I’ve been watching flair for many years and love his videos and then I found Brad and like your videos as well!
Brad can you please have flair go for a tour in a video do one on his first and then you'res