Chanute Air Force Base

These are photos OF Chanute AFB in July 2004. The base officially closed in 1993. Most all of the base housing his been bought by private individuals. Of the "industrial" areas, some buildings are empty and some have been bought by private businesses.

This is the view of the Mall looking north.

This is the view of the Mall looking south. You can see that not much been done lately to the landscaping.

This is the front of the Cafeteria.

This is the front of the Airman's Club.

This is Theater #1.

This is Theater #2.

This is the base personnel office.

This is the base hospital.

Monument behind the HQ building.

The NCO Club.

This is where the dorm was but at some point it has been torn down.

This is the dining hall

This building had a mini Airman's Club and a small BX in it.

Another view of the dining hall.

Inside the dining hall.

Another view of the dining hall.

This is the road leading to where the small arms range was. It is fenced off now. The sign says "Environmental Area of Concern".

This is where the fire school students did some of their outside training.

Another toxic sign.

Check this sign out. Note the playground equipment in the background. Nothing like taking the kids for a romp on the old toxic landfill!!

This was Bud's Bar And Bowl. A place frequented by the squadron members.

Another view of the demolition.

A view of the street.

One big change to the landscape was the area around the North Gate.

The North Gate area looking from the west.

The North Gate area looking from the north.

A wider view looking from the west. The transportation squadron had some buildings in what is now the open field.

This was where the old West Gate was. The gate has been torn down.

They still left the missle standing though.

The following are some shots of building P-3. Most of the classes taught at Chanute were held in this building. Besides being the largest building on the base it was one of the larger military buildings in the U.S.