Author Topic: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com  (Read 6714 times)

stjr

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Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« on: August 04, 2009, 10:57:51 PM »
Found a treasure trove of fire department pictures at the Jacksonville Fire Museum website at http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/index.html .  A sampling below of old fire pix :

Hose Wagon 3, Circa 1915:





Jacksonville Hook and Ladder Company #1:



Central Fire Station:



Fire Station 2:



Fireman, 1880's:



Station 10, 1928:

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stjr

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 11:07:39 PM »
Go here for pix of historic fire station photos around town: http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Stations.html  .

Some samples:


Fire Station #1 -Downtown:



Fire Station #4 - The LaVilla Brickhouse:




Fire Station #5 - Brooklyn:



Fire Station #9 - Old - Springfied, 24th & Perry:

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stjr

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 11:28:29 PM »
Sample of pix of the Great Fire of 1901 at http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/Great_Fire.html :















Bay and Main:



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Timkin

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2010, 11:05:52 PM »
Is FS# 10 still standing? it kind of looks like the old Firehouse at McDuff and Roosevelt .  How many of these Firehouses remain.. I know of 2 for sure , 3 possibly.

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2010, 11:08:35 PM »
Im really surprised these historic pics are not in every Firehouse Subs in Jax.  They are wonderful.

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2010, 07:12:57 AM »
Here is old station at 24th & Perry in its current state:

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Re: Historic Fire Department Pix at Jacksonvillefiremuseum.com
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2010, 10:43:44 AM »
Wow.. thats a nice one  :)