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Manhattan Project’s Oak Ridge, 1942. (Pop 75 000) Built from Scratch – 300 miles of road, 55 miles of railroad tracks, seven theatres, 17 restaurants, 13 supermarkets, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Monday, June 2, 2014 23:21
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The city of Oak
Ridge,
located in eastern
Tennessee, was established in 1942
All that remains of the town of Oak Ridge is the old hotel known (shown below) known as the Alexander Inn , or ‘The Guest House’, which housed the residents’ visitors during the time of the project.
The hotel finally closed in 1990, and since then has fallen into terrible disrepair. Oak Ridge has largely become a ghost town.
Between 1942 and 1990 lies an incredible story, and thanks to the only town photographer, Ed Westcott, we have these haunting photographs of life in Oak Ridge of scenes of everyday life as well as the unbeknownst building of the world’s first nuclear bomb – A Unique Look Into Americas Secret Atomic City
