Oregon-Senshu Fall '97:
Mystery Photo #2 from the U.S.



What is this building?
Who do you think was involved with this building?

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Name: Mutsumi Takahashi
Date: Nov 17 1997
Email: c070414@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: This is one kind of stables which is already unused.
Comments: I have no idea. Please give me a hint.

Name: Tok Iwabuchi
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: tiwabuchi@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: Popular during the Cold War period ... I can't see a nuclear shelter mark on the building ...
Comments: There is something like grain in front, so this building seems to be part of a farm. Nuclear shelters are usually under ground ... State Secretary Dulles was a symbol of the Cold War, but it was this building that was popular ...I recall a hors e barn that I saw on President Grant's farm, but he has nothing to do with the Cold War ... He was a hero of the Civil War ... He came to Japan right after serving as a President ... All I can remember about the Cold War except people is nuclear missiles.

Name: Nobuyuki Kawasaki
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: c080550@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: ...What is it?
Comments: I'd like to see a more big photo.

Name: Yoshie TAkei
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: le080165@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: It's a farm.
Comments: First I watched the picture, I thought it is a rest room. But now I think it's not! Now I think this is a farm. And in the farm there are cows, horses and so on. However there is nothing to do with the involved person. So I 'm not sure.

Name: Tatsuya Tomoda
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: h080024@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: A public place on a beach
Comments: People who want to use showers to remove their sand from their bodies.

Name: Rieko Hashino
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: m080796@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: House of animals
Comments: This is very old and no doors. In Japan there are same ones. We call it hause of horse. So I think this is huse of animals.

Name: Toshimitsu Asakura
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080002@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is a warehouse of something food.
Comments: Probavry, I think that farmer was involved with this building.

Name: Yasuyuki Shoji
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: e080338@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I don't know what kind of building this is. Probably, I think this is military bulding.
Comments: Hint says It was popular during the U.S.-Russia Cold War, I think the armed persons was involved with this building. They lived in this building during the U.S.-Russia Cold War. I think there are many military goods in this bulding. When the war out break, military goods are used.

Name: Fumiko Takei
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: c080111@gkk.senshu.u.ac.jp
Answers: It's thunder bird's base
Comments: It's looks like a stable or part of zoo. But actually,I guess it's a base,isn't it? Only the right side is cut.That's for wing. Or It's a house for tallest men.

Name: Hideyo Suzuki
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: m080525@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: Ithink this is University of Oregon.
Comments: I think this building involves with World War 2.This building was destroied when it was World War 2,I think.This is alike with atomic bomes dome in Hirosima.

Name: Daisuke Ikeyama
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080206gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: Ghost's house
Comments: Ofcourse, Jason, Omen are living!

Name: Tatsuya Shinozaki
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080273@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is storehouse of provisions.
Comments: Aguricultureist.As far as I know the man harvester.I don,t know. What is this? I just cannot see this mystery photo.

Name: Tatsuya Moriwaki
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080180@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: This biulding is a store house for feed stuff.
Comments: I think this building is used by farmer.Who storing feed stuff in this building.


Name: Seiji Ishigami
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: m080043@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: An nuclear experiment on human bodies
Comments: An army used thid building and trained. On the time, nuclear bom fell down. It was misery but developed nuclear knowledge.I am sorry all is my conjecture.

Name: Seiji Ishigami
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: m080043@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: An nuclear experiment on human bodies
Comments: An army used thid building and trained. On the time, nuclear bom fell down. It was misery but developed nuclear knowledge.I am sorry all is my conjecture.

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Date: Nov 18 1997
Email:
Answers: This is a house of any animal in a zoo or a farm.
Comments: I have two ideas about it. This building seems big. It seems that there is big ground in front of the building. I think if this building is in a zoo, it is elephants house. This big gate uses adult elephants. And on the left of little gate uses its children. The other thinking, if it is in a farm, there are many horses or cows and bulls or chickens. Because America is great foods producing country. I think that there are many big plantation in America. So I think that many American beef, eggs and milks are producing in this building.

Name: Ai Mori
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080170@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: This is a house of any animal in a zoo or a farm.
Comments: I have two ideas about it. This building seems big. It seems that there is big ground in front of the building. I think if this building is in a zoo, it is elephants house. This big gate uses adult elephants. And on the left of little gate uses its children. The other thinking, if it is in a farm, there are many horses or cows and bulls or chickens. Because America is great foods producing country. I think that there are many big plantation in America. So I think that many American beef, eggs and milks are producing in this building.

Name: Mikitake Hirai
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: W080222@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think it is a horse's house
Comments: I don't know. Please help me!

Name: Tomonori Yoshikawa
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080097@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is a public bath
Comments: I think that old man or woman use the this building.

Name: Mirai Matsuki
Date: Nov 18 1997
Email: w080175@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is space center
Comments: I think it is J.F.Kennedy. I think this building is the predecessor of NASA. Alien and UFO are hiden there.

Name: Yoichi Mizushima
Date: Nov 19 1997
Email: c080353@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: President Clinton's official garage
Comments: There are two reason. One is this building is white. So this building is located on The Whitehouse. Another is this garage have three space. Each of it is President, First lady,and his daughter Chelsea's space. And left small spaces are their bo dyguard's.

Name: Markus Wischy (a UO student visiting this class)
Date: Nov 20 1997
Email: wischy@cs.uoregon.edu
Answers: An old fire station
Comments: This building was used as a fire station, but burned down due to a fire. So it's not used any more.

Name: Johnnie Mullin & Chantal Martel (UO students visiting this class)
Date: Nov 20 1997
Email: martel@4J.lane.edu
Answers: Some kind of garage for storing vehicles, food or people (bomb shelter?)
Comments:

Name: Leslie Opp-Beckman
Date: Nov 20 1997
Email: leslieob@oregon.uoregon.edu
Answers: Another HINT...
Comments: Okay, here's another hint: NIKE (and I don't mean tennis shoes).

Name: Atsuko Hamazaki
Date: Nov 20 1997
Email: w090145@.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think first this building is an old warehouse. But I think why this building have a lot of big doors.
Comments: I thoght this building is warehouse of a farmer . A lot of wheat is in this building . I want to know where this building stand. it may a house where people live, I think this building is not common building.

Name: Atsuko Hamazaki
Date: Nov 20 1997
Email: w090145@.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think first this building is an old warehouse. But I think why this building have a lot of big doors.
Comments: I thoght this building is warehouse of a farmer . A lot of wheat is in this building . I want to know where this building stand. it may a house where people live, I think this building is not common building.

Name: Tok Iwabuchi
Date: Nov 24 1997
Email: tiwabuchi@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: If I remember correctly, NIKE is a missile name.
Comments: It was a ground-to-air missile that caused a controversy when the U.S. tried to deploy some in Japan.

Name: Norio Sanbonmatsu
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: kouki@kt.rim.or.jp
Answers: I think this building is a warehouse for NIKE missiles.
Comments: When I saw this picture I couldn't imagine what is this building. Because two hints were confused me. But after searching two keywords, I found the answer. But this question is very difficult for me. I have one question, how is this building used now? Is it used only a warehouse?

Name: Kyoko Kuroda
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: fwgi0522@mb.inforweb.or.jp
Answers: NIKE militate building which now is not using
Comments: There are US air force building. They don't use here now, because this is too old and US army has much money to build new building and has much technology to have the latest facilities.

Name: Nobuyuki Kawasaki
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: c080550@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is a prison or an asylum.
Comments: I image that Rossian soldiers who were caught by American soldier were forced to shut in this building in World War … . I studied "Cold War" when I was high school student. I really wonder these relation between twe contries. For example, Americ a-Rossia, England-French, and Japan-Koria. To study World history teach us important occurrences. If we understand a culture of another contry, we should to study World history.

Name: Tomonori yoshikawa
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: w080097@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: This building is a secret militaly base.
Comments: NIKE is an antiaircraft guided missile. The dictionary say that NIKE is a victory goddess in Greek mythology. Like this mean, This missile is named Greek mytholgy.

Name: Toshimitsu Asakura
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: w080002@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: This building is storehouse of gunpowder for missiles.
Comments: I think that building is a storehouse of antiaircraft missile. But, It's too narrow to preserve for missiles. Moreover, there may be good ventilation. Because, it is the most fitness for gunpowder. And, there is used now.

Name: Yuka Watanabe
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: w080231@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: antiair-raid house
Comments: I think that the house used for protection of the people from dangerouse object durling World war.

Name: Mirai Matsuki
Date: Nov 25 1997
Email: w080175@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: I think this is a military base.
Comments: This building was built for military purposes. NIKe missile and military satellite were producted there.NIke is victory goddess in Greek myth. So she is involved with this building.

Name: Ako Jinza
Date: Dec 04 1997
Email: w090148@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: It looks like a garage for the jeeps, because it has an big enterance.
Comments: I wonder why it has three entrance. And beside it there are little entrance. does that mean something also? Or maybe it's a place to make weapons?

Name: Ai Mori
Date: Dec 04 1997
Email: w080170@gkk.senshu-u.ac.jp
Answers: plant or station of NIKE missile
Comments: First, NIKE reminds me of a statue of goddess at Rouver museum. Nike on a ship's prow, known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace in Greece ages ( circa 190 B.C ). I didn't know that NIKE is names of missile. I think that may be this name from statue of victory goddess. And this building is the missile plant or missile station.
ANSWER: Yes, as some of you have guessed, this is an old building above a Nike missile site. There are many such buildings around the U.S.. When we drive to Montana to see my husband's family, we sometimes see old missile sites out in the middle of fields. These days, some of them are being taken apart and abandoned, but there is always the question of danger from leaking radioactivity ("nukes" -- nuclear weapons). I hope my own children never experience the worldwide fear and hatred of the Cold War and World War I and II. I hope these old missile silos become antiques and are never replaced!
Thank you for participating in this discussion,
Leslie