# Anti Aircraft Installations in 1950's Chicago

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 9, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273 "2010-02-09T14:38:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![abfbg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@abfbg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abfbg)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273/1 "2010-02-09T14:38:44Z")

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I remember the Nike & Hercules sites on the Lake Front; however, there was an installation in my neighborhood around 107th Street & South Morgan Street. I had the pleasure of serving in Vietman with a guy that was stationed at this site in the fifties. Can you give me any information about the unit? Such as it’s name and duration at that location. I think the weapons were 90mm guns.

Ben

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**Author:** ![abfbg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@abfbg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abfbg)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273/2 "2010-02-09T14:43:55Z")

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I remember the Nike & Hercules sites on the Lake Front; however, there was an installation in my neighborhood around 107th Street & South Morgan Street. I had the pleasure of serving in Vietman with a guy that was stationed at this site in the fifties. Can you give me any information about the unit? Such as it’s name and duration at that location. I was quite young but I know a military installation when I see one. I think the weapons were 90mm anti aircraft guns.

abfbg

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273/3 "2010-02-09T14:54:20Z")

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Reported. Wrong forum.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273/4 "2010-02-09T15:18:17Z")

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Um, maybe not the wrong forum – is this in response to Cecil’s Column:

[Were there Nike missile sites on the Chicago lakefront?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2596/were-there-nike-missile-sites-on-the-chicago-lakefront) ?

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-aircraft-installations-in-1950s-chicago/528273/5 "2010-02-09T18:32:33Z")

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2005? Somebody’s digging through the archives!

Welcome, **abfbg**!