Raising Funds
John set up a page on GoFundMe to help him bring the shelter back to life. He explained, “Hi, I’m John and I need some help restoring a vintage Fallout Shelter that I have uncovered in my backyard.” The interior was in good shape, so he planned on rebuilding the shelter’s upper entryway with concrete first to secure it and then moved on to fixing the inside. He also wanted to change the staircase.
Raising Funds
Civil Defense Museum
After finding out that his amazing discovery was a bomb shelter, John decided to make it into a Civil Defense Museum, HAM shack, and a man cave. He started researching about the Cold War and what made the civilians of Tucson decide to have these shelters built in the first place. John wanted the shelter to become a memorial of the period in history when it was built. This is why he began gathering Cold War memorabilia that he can put on display like Geiger counters, HAM radios, water supply barrels, and sanitation kits.
Civil Defense Museum