This is the first radio cubicle. The radio on the right was used for Civil Defense and the radio on the left was used for Fire Department communications. I couldn't believe the radios were still there after all these years. The large box on the desktop used to be on the floor. I think it is the transmitter. It has been badly rusted and damaged by water. The radio power and antenna cables run up to boxes and conduits on the ceiling above each cubicle.

Here is a close up of the first station. Notice that all of the equipment has been marked with the ubiquitous Civil Defense emblem. If you ever find yourself watching an early episode of the Andy Griffith show keep an eye out for these same type of radios on the table next to Andy's desk.

Even the old chairs were marked with the "CD" emblem. This picture was taken in the small front entry hallway. The opening in front of the chair is the doorway into the front entry stairway.

This newspaper photo of C.W. McCoy, Dallas assistant Civil Defense director was featured in the May 25, 1965 issue of the Dallas Times Herald. The radios on the upper shelf haven't had their "CD" emblems installed yet. When I found this picture at the Dallas Public Library I just couldn't believe it. I assume that this was taken in the first cubicle.

Each cubicle has one of these huge air conditioning vents on the ceiling. I guess all of the early 60's era radio equipment would have gotten pretty hot in those small cubicles so they needed plenty of air to cool them down. These vents reminded me of the president's bunker scene from the movie "Failsafe." The radio antenna cable box can be seen to the right of the light fixture.

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