A98C

2010 | Best Former Missile Launch Site Turned Viewpoint

From 1956 to 1968, the spooks and bigwigs in the U.S. Army called it A98C, one of 16 heavily patrolled NIKE missile sites that protected Los Angeles during the Cold War from widely feared attack by the former evil empire, the Soviet Union. Tucked just above quiet suburban Encino and various celebrity homes about two miles west of the 405 and 101 freeway interchange near unpaved “dirt” Mulholland Drive, it’s now the strangest feature to be seen at San Vicente Mountain Park.... More »