![]() ![]() Behind them is a Fallout Shelter sign on the McCormack Post Office and Federal Building, which was one of the largest shelters in the city with a capacity of over 10,000. Edward Day pulls the drapes displaying the ABCD poster on the special vehicle used for the collection of the Accelerated Business Collection Delivery mail with Boston Mayor John Collins on April 26, 1963. of Public Works Building on Nashua Street in Boston on Decem(Source: National Archives) Postmaster General J. Kelley with an interior Fallout Shelter sign and an older CD Shelter sign at the Dept. ![]() When the building was razed, the last air raid siren in the city was on the roof. This building would later become the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and was demolished in 2000. (Source: National Archives) Two Fallout Shelter signs hanging on the Department of Public Works Building on Nashua Street in Boston on December 5, 1962. This sign is now gone but one exterior sign remains on the building (Source: National Archives) A Fallout Shelter sign leading to and pointing to shelters areas at Christopher Columbus High School in Boston’s North End on Decem(Source: National Archives) An interior Fallout Shelter sign with a marked capacity of 200 is seen in hanging in the cafeteria of Christopher Columbus High School in Boston’s North End on December 3, 1962. (Source: National Archives) A Fallout Shelter sign is hung on the outside of Christopher Columbus High School in Boston’s North End on December 3, 1962. This and all exterior signs have since been removed. A Fallout Shelter sign is seen on the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston on November 5, 1962. This and all exterior signs at the State House have since been removed. Governor John Volpe hangs the second Fallout Shelter sign in Massachusetts at the State House on November 5, 1962. Governor John Volpe hangs the first Fallout Shelter sign in Massachusetts at the State House on Novem(Source: National Archives). These photos are owned by their respective collections, have been used under free use or Creative Commons licensing, and no portion of any photo has been altered in any way (including the file name). ![]() Many of these were taken in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and some already appear in other articles on this site. The photos below are vintage photos of Fallout Shelters or civil defense signs in and around the Boston area. ![]()
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