tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post3570594615011111986..comments2023-04-10T03:54:00.468-07:00Comments on Kelly Butte Civil Defense Center: Kelly Butte Underground Command Center Facts and HistoryJeff. You can email me at: rumblefish351@aim.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201055843740776223noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-15320594598560370592021-05-10T11:58:29.513-07:002021-05-10T11:58:29.513-07:00I'm pretty sure no one decided that they would...I'm pretty sure no one decided that they would ruin it. I think it's more like they wanted to sleep somewhere dry and warm. It's a thing most people enjoy. The better option would have been the city useing it to provide those for the poorest citizens. But you know stupid capitalism right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-56540525337937676232017-12-28T20:28:03.459-08:002017-12-28T20:28:03.459-08:00I follow history and this is a great read with pho...I follow history and this is a great read with photos. Top notch and thank you!juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329571593725772066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-30518162670239481402015-10-12T15:40:45.698-07:002015-10-12T15:40:45.698-07:00I was up there today with my dog. Hard to find muc...I was up there today with my dog. Hard to find much of anything other than the parking lot and a guy that lives up on the right (west) trail with his boxer dog. Lots of trash and graffiti but still eerie up on the hill. Took some pictures and will try to post them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052338000851780993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-58221654530995192112015-01-20T16:24:54.998-08:002015-01-20T16:24:54.998-08:00Hey I wanna talk more, message me!Hey I wanna talk more, message me!janitorpete32https://www.blogger.com/profile/02310015115993440992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-1826086163298837172014-08-27T04:27:04.061-07:002014-08-27T04:27:04.061-07:00Ican assure you all that this place is still very ...Ican assure you all that this place is still very active. And back in the early 90's while exploring the hill after watching a free movie from the drive in, my friend and I found a very thick steel and concrete door built right into the mountain...and as it would go while examining the mysterious door two " MEN IN BLACK " type guys popped up out of freaking no where and told us to kick rocks...to this day I have no idea where they came from...how they snuck up on me and my friend and what there purposes really were...what I can tell you is that there is NO DOUBT in my mind these men were authorized and prepared to take our life without hesitation or question.... needless to say been scared to tread in mountain since Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-51492347719658277872014-06-08T09:59:59.099-07:002014-06-08T09:59:59.099-07:00Thanks for the great story. It has me wondering ab...Thanks for the great story. It has me wondering about todays creations, if there are any, seen through the eyes of people in another 50 years. What seems so obviously urgent to us today may just look like overblown silliness. Any ideas?Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-34334521255409896612014-03-11T16:11:53.153-07:002014-03-11T16:11:53.153-07:00It's a shame they sealed it and filled all the...It's a shame they sealed it and filled all the entrances in with cement. I can understand why they did it though, it was unsafe and you couldn't breath in there for no more than 20 minutes so it was for everyone's safety and it's too keep people out. I wonder how homeless people managed to stay in there despite you couldn't even breath in there.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910316998051450997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-80727778524479118152013-11-05T17:11:39.998-08:002013-11-05T17:11:39.998-08:00Thank you for this information. I find this fascin...Thank you for this information. I find this fascinating. I am looking for information on possible fallout shelters in Portland.. you know.. just in case. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-37944778977786228992013-08-30T07:59:45.501-07:002013-08-30T07:59:45.501-07:00Visited there in the 80s, sorry to see it gone. Th...Visited there in the 80s, sorry to see it gone. The Massachusetts bunker in Framingham still is used by MEMA for disaster purposes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-46152943651456069222012-12-16T04:37:44.522-08:002012-12-16T04:37:44.522-08:00My dad ran the civil defense radio center in the s...My dad ran the civil defense radio center in the state capital.Joe Vogt.He was the worlds fastest morse coder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-10717073965737302292012-11-14T23:48:11.531-08:002012-11-14T23:48:11.531-08:00This is really cool stuff. I never knew such a th...This is really cool stuff. I never knew such a thing existed in the Portland area. If only I had known before they started backfilling it!<br /><br />I would love to get inside of that thing sometime. As a huge history nut, I love this and thank you Jeff for the informative blog on something so close to home. It's a shame I'll probably never get to see this with my own eyes.Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-12173741271289800052012-09-18T14:22:58.011-07:002012-09-18T14:22:58.011-07:00Looks like this thread hasn't been visited for...Looks like this thread hasn't been visited for a while, but I thought I'd leave my input. First and foremost, for urban explorers or anyone interested in visiting this site: don't bring a car. I have lost not one but TWO front windows in only two recent trips to the location. <br /><br />That said, the area is still quite alluring. There's something about just standing on top a massive buried structure that entertains the curiosity. <br /><br />Thank you Jeff, for your wonderful collection of information on the place and it's history. <br /><br />I know several people who were lucky enough to explore the interior before some assholes decided to ruin it for the rest of us. <br /><br />Yes, there are health concerns that remain to this day. Yes, the emergency exit has been sealed, and a massive back-filling effort is apparently still under way (as of my last visit - about 6 months removed from today's date.) However, there are several far less obvious means of entry; all of which require some pretty serious precautions - not your typical urban exploration thing, really. <br /><br />In conclusion: fascinating site, and a fascinating history, but a sad story; when you account for the fact that this was a very beautiful structure on a very beautiful hill, and now its just a dump site for the county in their "back-filling" efforts, I'd say we've got our priorities screwed up.<br /><br />Want to talk about Kelly Butte? hit me up with an email >> respect_pdx@hush.ai << I would love to share information, pictures, and stories with anyone interested in urbex - or this bunker in general.<br /><br />Peace-Love-Unity-Respect<br />[Keep Portland PLUR!]<br /><br /><br />Timothynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-28576205779492317232011-02-24T14:26:13.757-08:002011-02-24T14:26:13.757-08:00Hey everyone, this bunker has been covered up beca...Hey everyone, this bunker has been covered up because it was "A Sick Building" No? I vote to enjoy posts' like this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-23914289556297466782011-01-27T11:46:18.221-08:002011-01-27T11:46:18.221-08:00I wonder if the city has ever considered unearthin...I wonder if the city has ever considered unearthing this place and leasing out to be a data center? Its a thing now to use these old places that are normally unusable, but stacks of servers don't care if there's no windows. Portland could earn a bit off it, place gets some new life to it. Who knows?@TheSheDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199436283887174712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-24922077435581430622010-09-28T09:43:55.776-07:002010-09-28T09:43:55.776-07:00I herd there is another underground complex in the...I herd there is another underground complex in the mountain near Centenial High School. Has any one else got more details?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-64165929849141996482010-05-01T19:13:36.624-07:002010-05-01T19:13:36.624-07:00Thanks a bunch for making this site available. I ...Thanks a bunch for making this site available. I found it after I purchased some radiation survey equipment that is being released to the public. The way things are going in Iran and the terroists in the world, we may need this place again. Sure hope not. Really interesting. Keep up the good work.Jawa250cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011427125917317862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-65242839711559363962009-07-10T12:50:49.188-07:002009-07-10T12:50:49.188-07:00I've started work on a documentary short film ...I've started work on a documentary short film about Oregon's lost Cold War infrastructure and I'm planning on including a profile of this site. I'm looking for anyone who would like to be interviewed on camera about Kelly Butte. Maybe you worked there during the '50s or maybe you were one of the urban spelunkers who explored the place before the backfill -- I'm interested in hearing any of these stories. Please contact me at the email address below:<br /><br />ned.howard(at)gmail.com<br /><br />Ned Howard<br />NE PortlandNed Howardhttp://www.wildfreshness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-64380762623447716852009-04-17T16:11:00.000-07:002009-04-17T16:11:00.000-07:00Sometime after May 2006, the emergency exit was fi...Sometime after May 2006, the emergency exit was filled with concrete and covered up with back fill. If you want to see what the bunker looked like right before they sealed it, go into my profile and click on the Kelly Butte 911 Call Center and look at the pictures (it isn't pretty).Jeff. You can email me at: rumblefish351@aim.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201055843740776223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-55621316011638989262009-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeff. You can email me at: rumblefish351@aim.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201055843740776223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-84677991514107847652009-04-02T23:32:00.000-07:002009-04-02T23:32:00.000-07:00Man, I'd love to get inside and check the place ou...Man, I'd love to get inside and check the place out. To bad people have to ruin things by...well...ruining things. Can't you just check out places like that without starting fires and looting it?<BR/><BR/>Looks like the front is all sealed up now, but I'm wondering about this emergency escape hatch...anyone know if there's a way to reach that?OuchMouthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-5558947518170941022009-03-26T21:37:00.000-07:002009-03-26T21:37:00.000-07:00Fascinating. This overbuilt structure ought to be ...Fascinating. This overbuilt structure ought to be re-used in some capacity, though I am at a loss for exactly what. A museum dedicated to the Cold War would be a likely choice, but fiscally improbable. But, maybe some stimulus money would achieve this, a la WPA, in keeping with Mr. Obama's Rooseveltian thinking.<BR/>It could help revitalize the Kelly Butte area.bridgedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288497568412419566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-76153373291014660752008-11-22T01:04:00.000-08:002008-11-22T01:04:00.000-08:00I remember Kelly Butte well. During the 80's, my f...I remember Kelly Butte well. During the 80's, my father was with PPB and he arranged for me to spend a few shifts at Kelly Butte with the dispatchers. Fun! A few years ago, I wanted to go inside and look around but access was restricted due to safety reasons. A friend of mine at BOEC told me Kelly Butte had been gutted, but I was never sure if I believed her or not. I think she wanted to discourage me from trying to sneak inside! I would have loved to get an old dispatch console, district maps, etc. All gone now, I suppose. Is the city backfilling the whole place now? Too bad they could not have saved it as a museum or something. Thanks for sharing the info you have, nice site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-22016850641531479602008-04-28T15:22:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:22:00.000-07:00Can we post them?Can we post them?Jeff. You can email me at: rumblefish351@aim.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201055843740776223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166396152559578611.post-73000635818291861002008-04-25T22:49:00.000-07:002008-04-25T22:49:00.000-07:00I have the real blue print of that place.I have the real blue print of that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com