**🌊 The 30-Year Journey of Atlantis Sea Colony | From High School Dream to Real Underwater Habitats | Colonize the Ocean Podcast**
In this special history episode, Brendan shares the full origin story of Atlantis Sea Colony (ASC), going all the way back to the mid-1990s. As a high school kid in landlocked Illinois who grew up drawing scuba divers and dreaming of the ocean, everything changed after watching *SeaQuest DSV* and *The Abyss*. What began as a powerful “God moment” vision and hand-drawn designs in a high school drafting class has grown into a 30+ year mission to build practical, modular, one-atmosphere manned underwater habitats.
Brendan breaks down how the original grand sci-fi domed underwater city concept evolved over the decades — first into spheres, then into smaller, more realistic and buildable modular platforms after realizing the original dream was simply too expensive to start with. He talks about early research (pre-internet library hunts), reaching out to experts once the internet arrived, a pivotal meeting with a Houston engineering firm that gave him a real target price and goal, years of investor conversations, Patreon support for operations, and the exciting recent breakthrough: a friendly location has now been secured for the very first habitat.
With a real site in sight, the focus is shifting to regulations, detailed planning, and smart fundraising so ASC can finally move from vision to reality — whether for personal use, business, research, or data centers.
If you’ve ever been inspired by underwater living or want to help turn this long-term dream into something real, this episode is for you.
**Get involved:**
- Visit atlantisseacolony.com
- Support the mission on Patreon
- Reach out with ideas, partnerships, or to volunteer your time and skills
Let’s build the future beneath the waves together!
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