Fabulous Firehouses become Homes and Businesses

Suburban Engine and Ladder Companies:

"The 'suburban' companies operated differently than the regular 'full time' paid units. Hoseman and ladderman in the suburban units were paid less than their counterparts in the regular units but they were permitted to work at their former occupations. They had to conform to all other rules and regulations of the new department, were required to sleep in the firehouse, attend all alarms, and be present in quarters two afternoons per month for drills and committee work. The suburban engine companies were equipped with hand drawn pumpers and the suburban ladder companies were equipped with ladder trucks similar to the regular ladder companies except that they were hand drawn."  from "Wheels of the Bravest"

FDNY history summary:
http://nyfd.com/history/fdny.html



 
Nice video, Chief.  Per Grump - Pope Paul VI was the VIP.  He was the first pope to visit NYC on October 4, 1965.
 
Cataract Engine 2 End of Van St  W. New Brighton  1st SI volunteer company established 1844 in "Factoryville" section of SI, later renamed West New Brighton. Factoryville was so named because of the manufacturing build up which took place after 1819. Textile dyeing and printing were first factories.  Many followed.  Charles Goodyear (as in tires) built Indian rubber-related factories starting in 1835 to produce shoes, life preservers and other rubber goods.  He later discovered a vulcanization process for rubber.  This fire company was established to preotect the fast growing industrialized area. SI was still not part of NYC.



10 Van St today - Fix-a-Dent Auto Body:


http://fixadent.net/

West New Brighton area today covered by Engine 156, Ladder 79 and Bn 22.

Engine 156  412 Broadway - current quarters - established in 1905 in former volunteer firehouse:


Ladder 79/Bn 22  1189 Castleton Ave  - current quarters - L 79 established in 1905 in former volunteer firehouse:


Bn 22 was organized in 1905 at 51 Cottage Place firehouse in fwith newly organized engine 207 (later E 157)




 
This is a great thread, so much history of the houses of FDNY. This would make a great book if financing could be found. For those interested in Boston's houses I strongly recommend "Returning to Quarters, a history of Boston fire houses" by Rick Connolly a BFD Captain assigned to E-10. Great read, lots of history. Seeing as how Boston has not built many new houses this book is a pretty current history of Boston's houses.
 
baileyjeff said:
What about Ladder 114 quarters on 5 Avenue in Brooklyn? Also Engine 204 quarters on Degraw? Both are still empty last I knew.
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114 quarters are used by FDNY for some purpose unknown what. 204s quarters on Degraw Steet is vacant and is in horrible shape.
 
What is happening with 212 old quarters? Does the city still own that? That's a neighborhood that could use additional fire protection.
 
guitarman314 said:
They were not all there at the same time. Rescue 2 was organized March 1,1925 at 160 Carlton Ave.(E210) but was moved to 365 Jay from Oct. 22, 1929 to May 1, 1946 then returned to E210. L118 was organized at 365 Jay on June 8, 1901 and moved to 74 Middagh St. on May 22, 1929. E207 was at Pearl St. and didn't move into 365 Jay until May 1, 1946 when Rescue 2 left and L110 didn't move into 365 Jay until June 26, 1949.
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Welcome back G-man!
 
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