Bill Higdon wrote:

IIRC, One former Nike site is the FAA facility in Van Nuys. Seems I
was told this by a former crew member.

I think the California Air and Army National Guard units took over those
sites (IIRC one was just south of the air port - and the other bit
further south in the hills??? been a long time---).

According to the Boeing site - some of the Nikes were in service into
early 1974. I think most of the sites were indeed abandoned by the mid
to late 60's - IIRC Whittier Narrows was abandoned by the very early
60's. There used to be some old runways there - and in the early 60's
kids used to run go-carts and minibikes there on the weekends. We also
suspected there was one up in the Puente Hills - just east and up the
hill from what is now Rio Honda Community College (actually -just above
the old Pellisser dairy farms)- but I've heard later that was just some
sort of communication station. There was indeed another Nike site about
10-12 miles southeast in the Puente Hills - just sw of what's now
Rowland Heights.

Figures - been gone 33 years -- and this stuff comes back - yet I can't
remember what I had for dinner last night...

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