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Step inside this St. Petersburg woman’s backyard bomb shelter

By Gabrielle Calise,

4 hours ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4GNEku_0vZQ2oHO00 — Sheila Graham climbs out of her underground bomb shelter in the backyard of her Magnolia Heights house in St Petersburg. Graham’s home has a Cuban Missile Crisis-era bomb shelter in the backyard. It contains bunk beds, a hollowed-out Bible, a toilet and ancient copies of the St. Petersburg Times. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]

ST. PETERSBURG — Several years ago, Sheila Graham hosted a party at her Magnolia Heights house. Her guests gathered around the mound in the backyard, pried open the hefty metal door and headed into a pit of darkness.

They took turns tottering down the narrow stairs, clutching a rope for balance.

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