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| 3/1/26 air raid siren tower, Phinney Ridge neighborhood |
Last Sunday afternoon turned out clear and beautiful. Before
going to open mic at Cocoa Legato, I stopped at the nearby Phinney
Neighborhood Association to sketch an historic relic. From the mid ‘50s through
the mid-‘70s, this air raid siren howled a warning every Wednesday at noon. Citywide weekly drills were used to test the system in case of an actual
nuclear missile attack. The one I sketched in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood is the
last remaining tower.
The first time I sketched it was in 2014. Looking back at that sketch, I was surprised to see that the siren was painted orange back then; now it’s yellow, and the tower legs are green. It’s good to know that it’s still being maintained.
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