doomsday longlines. mojave desert, ca. 2016.
semi-abandoned AT&T long-line microwave tower overlooking edwards air force base in california's mojave desert. built during the 50s & 60s, the national long-lines network was a system of microwave relay stations, designed to allow long-distance communications to survive an atomic attack. as communications shifted to satellites in the 1980s, the long-lines system was gradually shut down and abandoned.
doomsday longlines. mojave desert, ca. 2016.
semi-abandoned AT&T long-line microwave tower overlooking edwards air force base in california's mojave desert. built during the 50s & 60s, the national long-lines network was a system of microwave relay stations, designed to allow long-distance communications to survive an atomic attack. as communications shifted to satellites in the 1980s, the long-lines system was gradually shut down and abandoned.