AT&T Long Lines "Oak Hill" Tower, San Jose, CA, 2021.
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@[email protected] any idea why they decided to do this strange design? Seems like a lot of overkill: it's not in tornado alley, not in hurricane bowling land, and it doesn't seem like reinforced concrete would be better for earthquakes than the traditional metal tower.
@[email protected] It's a
"hardened" site. It sits atop an underground switch that was part of the DoD's Autovon network.
@[email protected] oh, nukes. okay.