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Mon May 20, 2013, 10:33 AM May 2013

Bomb shelters make a comeback- in luxury form [View all]

The latest real estate boom to sweep America comes with all the trappings of luxurious living: custom-built swimming pools, gyms, full-length basketball courts, and even airplane hangars.

The only catch is that this time, the features are all buried underground.

The boom in bomb shelter sales over the past 15 years has taken the spartan 1950s notion of a fallout shelter and given it a makeover, according the owners of three companies that make and sell shelters.

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"You can have all your major amenities: TV, high power and high voltage (appliances)... horticulture rooms where you can grow vegetables and gardens, a full shower, all the amenities of your full home. We're not limiting what people can do," said Brad Roberson, marketing director for Rising S Company, which builds and installs custom shelters.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/bomb-shelter-boom-sees-underground-pools-basketball-courts/story?id=19184215#.UZoz4Eqsp7m

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