Front Entry Stairs and Blast Door
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This is the Front Entry stairway and blast door. This entrance to the EOC is located in a vestibule adjacent to the front lobby of the building. All 3 doors are acuated by large hydarulic cylinders. The door hinges are welded directly to the door frame imbedded in the floor concrete. An interesting thing to note is the shackles hanging from the edge of the door. These shackles were to be used to seal the door down tight. I am not a structural engineer but it sure looks to me like it could survive a "nearby" (a few miles away that is) nuclear explosion. The door into the EOC is to the right at the bottom of the stairs. Notice the steel support holding the door open.
NEW!
This photo is from a December 1962 Dallas Times Herald article about the
opening of the shelter. Mr Boise B. Smith is shown here standing on the
entry stairs. The same stairs as in the above photo taken 41 years later.
Here is a shot of my hand on the end of the door. According to the article
above the doors weigh 4 tons. The blast door is 4 feet wide, 12 feet long
and 8 inches thick. The door appears to be constructed of a welded steel
pan filled with concrete. 
This is looking
back up the Front Entry stairway. Immediately to the left is the entry door
into the EOC. The last time I walked down these stairs before my visit in
2001 was when I was a kid and the EOC was fully operational.
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