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The Fireboat Governor Alfred E. Smith (built 1961, 8000gpm, ex Marine 6 & 8) is back in service at Brooklyn Bridge Park as a tourist bar "Fireboat".
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The firehouse in Pittsburgh that I buffed at 25 Engine/25 Truck in Lawrenceville closed in 1974. It is now The Roberto Clement Museum. But shortly after it closed, an investor wanted to buy it from the City and turn it into a bar and restaurant. The deal fell through when they couldn't get a liquor license. Apparently someone didn't understand the "process" of obtaining something from the City.
Reportedly, one of the retired greybeards from the house observed " Gee, that's strange, it didn't need a license when it was a firehouse". He must have been thinking about my old pal "The Spider".
Friday News: Carroll Gardens gets (another) Day to Night Bar, a new Fireboat Bar, and Han Dynasty’s Big Move
News you need for the weekend.
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Governor Alfred E. Smith Boat in Brooklyn
On spotting a boat named for former New York Governor and presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
thenewleafjournal.com
The firehouse in Pittsburgh that I buffed at 25 Engine/25 Truck in Lawrenceville closed in 1974. It is now The Roberto Clement Museum. But shortly after it closed, an investor wanted to buy it from the City and turn it into a bar and restaurant. The deal fell through when they couldn't get a liquor license. Apparently someone didn't understand the "process" of obtaining something from the City.
Reportedly, one of the retired greybeards from the house observed " Gee, that's strange, it didn't need a license when it was a firehouse". He must have been thinking about my old pal "The Spider".