This is a March 1966 photo of Seattle’s Fire Station 22.
From what I can gather, it was built in 1909 and designed by turn-of-the-century heavy hitters Somervell and Cote.
Beyond that, I don’t have much. Are there any fire station history buffs out there who can tell us when this building came down.
And are there any good fire station resources out there for historic sites
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Here is the street view of the current Fire Station 22. Click for higher res.
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| Seattle Fire Department, Fire Station Number 22. Designed by Somervell and Cote. Photograph by Marion Dean Ross, March 24, 1966. Photo courtesy University of Oregon Libraries, Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest. |
There is the book called “Seattle Fire Stations” in the Images of America series that you could flip through to find out, possibly. I don’t know for sure if this station is in there. There’s one of those books for every single neighborhood in Seattle, too. They’re great reads!
Shannon,
You say “every single neighborhood”. Do you know of one for Wallingford, or did you mean that loosely? I found an “Images of America” book for Ravenna, but not one for Wallingford.
I’d love to know what the original station #25 looked like….
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1310+E+Pine+St,+Seattle,+WA&sll=47.615291,-122.315415&sspn=0.00656,0.013057&ie=UTF8&ll=47.615298,-122.315426&spn=0.00656,0.013057&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=47.615289,-122.31542&panoid=VCLMVC2J2wEUQGZxOuPxYw&cbp=12,346.46,,0,5
I suppose I meant that loosely, but when I saw an enormous collection of them at–U. Bookstore, I think?–they sure hadn’t seemed to have left any neighborhood out! Maybe Wallingford got the shaft?
The new fire station looks mid 70′s to early 80′s, ya think?
This firehouse was located on the NW corner of E Howe and 11th Ave. E, as published in a hard-to-find book of illustrations of old Seattle fire stations by Jim Stevenson. Per Jim’s account, this station was torn down in 1966, but the crews took the sign above the door with them when they moved to their current quarters at 10th Ave. E and E Roanoke Street. For the record, the Images of America book focuses on the entire history of the Seattle Fire Department, not just the firehouses. This excellent account was written by former SFD Lt. Richard Schneider, and is available at local book stores and online. Surprisingly, many former Seattle fire stations still exist today, serving in a variety of capacities, from private residences to community centers. Another good source for old firehouse photos is the City of Seattle online photo archives, as well as the UW archives.
The new station was around in the late 60′s, as I remember it from then. I’ve always assumed it was built at the same time as 520.
Re: Station #25
Has anyone else seen its starring role in the episode of Emergency that was shot in Seattle? The episode is almost unwatchable now, aside from the time capsule aspect.
here’s a blurb from the city of Seattle webpage. According to them it was used until 1964:
http://www.seattle.gov/Fire/firestations/station_22.htm
Ig you go to 11th and howe on Google Maps, you can see that house in the background
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11th+Ave+E+%26+E+Howe+St,+Seattle,+King,+Washington+98102&hl=en&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FSve1gIda5O1-A&split=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&ll=47.635968,-122.31813&spn=0.001692,0.003428&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=47.636158,-122.317977&panoid=tdMF1kXYMOhVnqN2enC4Cw&cbp=12,68.39,,0,-5.65