“It was an honor to capture and digitize this piece of South Florida history for the public,” says Adrian Wilcox, owner of Immersive Spaces. “This technology will serve as a powerful medium to showcase historically significant spaces to the entire world.”
In addition to being part of a future free global access program for historical spaces curated by Mr. Wilcox, the virtual tour produced by Immersive Spaces will be implemented into a new virtual reality exhibit at the Palm Beach Maritime Museum in Currie Park with the help of the Kennedy family.
The bunker itself was meant to be used by former President John F. Kennedy in the event of a nuclear strike against the United States when he was in residence at his Palm Beach County, FL home during the Cold War. The Port of Palm Beach, who owns the property, was in a longtime lease with Maritime Business, which runs the Kennedy Bunker, boathouse and Coast Guard building. They have decided not to renew the lease with the museum when it expires October 31st.