It’s History

I found Ohio’s secret nuclear tomb 😳
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1961, a 23-year-old McGill student proposed Habitat 67: a vertical village of interlocking concrete boxes. Commissioned by the Canadian government for the 1967 World’s Fair, the project evolved from a student thesis into a construction experiment and heavy engineering laboratory. This episode explores its history—how a design meant to democratize working-class housing became a structural challenge and an accidental enclave for the wealthy.

#architecture #history #urbanplanning
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside Joliet’s abandoned army arsenal
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dangerous Military History of California's Mare Island
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I never knew the navy flew a mid-air hangar
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices