Firehouses - Bronx: E50 L19

[Capttomo]

 

[Signal73]

“Nobody’s Perfect”
“Just Passing Through”

For the nicknames

Keep up the great work. Love what you are doing

 

[Capttomo]

“Nobody’s Perfect”
“Just Passing Through”

For the nicknames

Keep up the great work. Love what you are doing

Thanks for the assists with the nicknames. I will update them. Stay well. Happy New Year

 

[3511]

50/19 former house, built in the 1880s, is still standing around the corner between Park and 3rd Avenue on 166th Street.
Any chance of a picture of that?
Great photos thanks for sharing capp.

 

[Signal73]

Thanks for the assists with the nicknames. I will update them. Stay well. Happy New Year

Also patch pictures can be found in the section on this group

 

[Capttomo]

Also patch pictures can be found in the section on this group

I forgot all about the patch section in here. Thanks! I will definitely use that resource

 

[Capttomo]

50/19 former house, built in the 1880s, is still standing around the corner between Park and 3rd Avenue on 166th Street.
Any chance of a picture of that?
Great photos thanks for sharing capp.

Here you go buddy. Former E50/L19 Quarters at 491 E 166th Street

 

[3511]

Great photo! At one time about 1970 this house contained Engines 50 and 50-2, Ladder 19, and Division 6. It might look too small to house them all but they were all so busy they were hardly ever around at the same time to be in quarters.

 

[JohnnyGage]

Actually this firehouse was original quarters of Ladder 18 for a few months. L 18 was disbanded, E 50 a combination company took over... and the rest is history...Years later L 18 was re-organized in Manhattan.

 

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

I worked in Manhattan's TL-18 as a firefighter and later in Lad. 19 in "Da South Bronx" as a long-term covering Lieutenant in the mid 1980's. Very interesting I never heard that L-18 was in the Bronx before that. At one-time Engine 17 quartered with TL-18 up until it's recent disbandment. E-17 was the "busiest Engine Co. in the World" in the 1950s. I worked in E-17 alot in the 1970s and early 1980's. In those years E-17 was still very busy, and I believe it was in the top 10 in W.R.I.=Work Run Index.
Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.

 

[Capttomo]

I worked in Manhattan's TL-18 as a firefighter and later in Lad. 19 in "Da South Bronx" as a long-term covering Lieutenant in the mid 1980's. Very interesting I never heard that L-18 was in the Bronx before that. At one-time Engine 17 quartered with TL-18 up until it's recent disbandment. E-17 was the "busiest Engine Co. in the World" in the 1950s. I worked in E-17 alot in the 1970s and early 1980's. In those years E-17 was still very busy, and I believe it was in the top 10 in W.R.I.=Work Run Index.
Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.

 

[entropychaser]

In 1900, Engine Company 50's quarters are listed as 749 East 166th Street.

Engine Company 50's boundaries are: 165th Street, 3rd Avenue, 173rd Street, Park Avenue and 173rd Street and Clay Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Jerome Avenue, to 165th Street.

 

[kidfrmqns]

Great photo! At one time about 1970 this house contained Engines 50 and 50-2, Ladder 19, and Division 6. It might look too small to house them all but they were all so busy they were hardly ever around at the same time to be in quarters.

I've posted about this before, but I always imagine this house on E166 St during the war years and shift change. 3 rigs coming and going constantly, members coming in and leaving for shift on that small street must have been crazy!