# Little building with triangle in circle symbol

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859 "2004-08-08T05:06:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Jplacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@Jplacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jplacer)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/1 "2004-08-08T05:06:54Z")

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On my way to work everyday, I notice a small brick building facing the road. Above the front door is a metal sign with a triangle inside a circle and the street address.

It is not a house, and the sign and the building look fairly old. Maybe from the '50s or '60s.

Does anyone know what this building is used for?

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**Author:** ![Hemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hemlock)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/2 "2004-08-08T05:09:26Z")

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A cold-war era old bomb shelter?

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/3 "2004-08-08T05:13:41Z")

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Or maybe it’s [this?](http://www.tween-the-shadows.com/magick/symbols_magick/sobriety_circle_triangle.php)

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**Author:** ![Jplacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@Jplacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jplacer)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/4 "2004-08-08T05:19:21Z")

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I think that’s it Rico. Thank you. When I was googling, I same across that piece of jewerly on a gay-pride site.

So the building is used of AA meetings, makes sense.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/5 "2004-08-08T05:21:29Z")

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Your’e very welcome.

Interesting site I googled into when I found that.

[Symbols](http://www.markdefrates.com/pages/search.html)

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/6 "2004-08-08T10:49:35Z")

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This page has a picture of the Civil Defence logo (lower left of “radioactive fallout” poster)

I still see those signs around from time to time.

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-building-with-triangle-in-circle-symbol/258859/7 "2004-08-08T10:50:46Z")

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DOH!

Rather this page…

[http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0900/stories/0901\_0130.html](http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0900/stories/0901_0130.html)