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Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Robert Pilla

Robert Pilla — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:26:19 +0000

I posted a boat load of information for you yesterday but it seems to be deleted. Contact me in private for more information. Not going to waste my time posting here if the bots are going to delete it.

rpilla001@yahoo.com

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by robert Pilla

robert Pilla — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:04:47 +0000

If you are planning a trip to the site North of Black point, I am afraid there is not much left there:

http://wikimapia.org/1648736/Old-Cold-War-Missile-Base

While the basic road structure is there, everything else is bulldozed.

here is a good site for some reference points:

http://www.nike252.org/default.htm

Also, To be accurate the missile base you shot above is not in Homestead. It is west of Miami and designated as HM-95. Homestead is another 20 miles south. This base is now “shut down” The DOD is really picky about anyone going in there now.

However, Look at this one in Key Largo, HM-40 B Battery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/sets/72157623814644913/

If you want a long Bike ride:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/sets/72157625122177656/

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:09:07 +0000

Great! Can’t wait to see your other photos! Let me know what the church says, along with passing along contact info. I see I’ll be making another trip for this one, and another site that Armando told me about (see earlier comment)!

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by robert Pilla

robert Pilla — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:02:43 +0000

Chistine,

The site is at the corner of SW207th Avenue and and SW 216th Street.

I have gotten word back that this was “Either C or D Battery, 3rd Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery”. You can see comments on the photo here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpilla001/6078892177/

The site is owned by a religious non profit group and I am going to write them a letter (no email address or phone number) to attempt to gain access to the site without trespassing.

You can look through my flickr account for other abandoned and interesting stuff around Miami.

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:42:17 +0000

can you give me a better address? I’m planning a trip down to take photos of another site, and would like to see this site, too!

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by robert Pilla

robert Pilla — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:58:53 +0000

I just photographed the towers at the 216th street site. I am not certain what they are yet but local legend say this was a Niki Missile base. Both Battery A and Battery B were temporarily located near Florida City prior to be combined in their base in the Everglades.

All the information states the two Batteries were say they were locates 8 miles South and West of Florida City in a tomato field. So I am thinking these 4 towers are for something else. The property is currently being used as a church and I am going to try and gain access for better photos of the remaining structures.

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Christine

Christine — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:35:32 +0000

will look into it. thanks.

Comment on Nike Missile Base in Homestead by Armando

Armando — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:22:55 +0000

I don’t see any reference to the site on SW 216th Street and 207th Avenue or to the site on 87th Avenue just North of Black Point Marina. How come?

Comment on trains! by Christine

Christine — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:25:41 +0000

Really a nice article with great photos that Hotel Club put together. The trains I’ve been on aren’t luxury trains, and they were fine, so a luxury train must really be fabulous!

Comment on trains! by Luxury Trains

Luxury Trains — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:59:26 +0000

Greta selection of luxury trains here. It’s hard to pick a favourite, although I still think of the venice Simplon-Orient-Express as the original ‘Luxury Train’.