81 Years Of Fire Station No. 23
May 7th, 2008 @ 12:56 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings
Planned obsolescence be damned! The Central District’s Fire Station No. 23 had stood for more than 81 years serving the city in one way or another. Since the 1960’s, it has housed CAMP (the Central Area Motivation Program). I’ve come up empty handed trying to find background on the fire station itself. Anyone who can help? Meanwhile, check out these 1927 Municipal Archives photos, followed by my modern day shots.
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| Front view of Eighteenth Avenue Fire Station No. 23 at Cherry Street, 1927. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives, Engineering Department Photographic Negatives. | Side view of Eighteenth Avenue Fire Station No. 23 at Cherry Street, 1927. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives, Engineering Department Photographic Negatives. |
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| Corresponding modern day photo of the side view. | Looking along the front of the fire house reveals that some windows have been bricked-in. |
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| The doors are still painted “fire red.” | Showing nice door trim stonework. |
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| Stepping back to the intersection for a wide angle view. | Alternate angle along Cherry. The tower has lost its original hipped roof. |