Blast from the past: Inside a Cold War-era fallout shelter in Austin
WEST LAKE HILLS, Texas (KXAN) — Underneath West Lake Hills is a relic from a distant era.
As students head back to school, we found a real-life lesson in history. A fallout shelter built more than 6 decades ago rests in the backyard of Jason Hunter’s home.
Austin has changed a lot since the 1960s, but the shelter preserves a rare, authentic view of the past. Everything in the bomb shelter has been in place since the 1960s. There are supplies: food — all of it expired; beds
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