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Old 01-15-2011, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cscmc1 View Post
Nothing but low-income housing anymore. They closed the base. Actually, there is a pretty nice museum there with several interesting aircraft to see; the B-52 that once stood proudly on display was cut up for scrap.

It's sad to drive around that base now; so run-down and derelict. It's a ghost of it's former self.
I ran over there at an autocross summer before last. I would run there more often but the club's website is so difficult to decifer I can never figure out when they are running.

The base is a lovely design with brick and limestone buildings, slowly crumbling away. Very sad to see.
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