Luxurious underground living quarters: a missile base was put up for sale (9 photos)
In the 1960s, Allen was home to the Convair SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile base. The underground facilities have now been restored and are offered as housing for $749,000.
The Allen silo is one of 132 built in the 1960s to store Atlas E missiles, also known as SM-65E Atlas.
At first glance, the interior space does not seem particularly cozy, since most of it is empty space intended as a shelter.
The first few rooms are unfurnished and connected by a tunnel. The living room and kitchen, however, are combined into one spacious area. Inside, there are two bedrooms with carpeted floors, TVs on the walls, and a double bed. The apartment also has a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, an oven, and a refrigerator, a room with a toilet and shower, which can be accessed from the living room.
In addition to the spacious living space, the territory has a 380-meter long runway.
In total, the entire complex occupies an area of more than 1,400 "squares" on 9.3 hectares of secluded land, fenced on all sides with metal mesh and barbed wire.