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Fireboat Duwamish 1912

May 27th, 2011 @ 12:49 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |
All star contributor Allen was kind enough to send in yet another fantastic photo of early Seattle. This time around you can see the fireboat “Duwamish” at Firehouse No.
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5 at the foot of Madison in Downtown Seattle.
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The clarity of the photo is impressive — and such a great little nugget of Seattle history. Thanks Allen! Click for the high res.
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Click Fireboat “Duwamish” at Firehouse No. 5 at the foot of Madison in Downtown Seattle, March 17, 1912. The “Duwamish” was built in 1909 and served until 1985 when she was retired. The boat is still afloat and operational. http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/5715460154/in/photostream Photo courtesy Allen.

3 Responses to “Fireboat Duwamish 1912”

  1. Jana says:
    May 28, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Super awesome. I’ve been browsing the 1912 Seattle Baist maps at http://pauldorpat.com – this is the one for this area http://pauldorpat.com/rke/maps/baist/plate_02.pdf

  2. Bruce says:
    May 28, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Incredible shot of Seattle’s working waterfront! When the Grand Trunk Pacific dock (to the south of fire station 5)burned in 1914, the “Duwamish” helped fight the fire. The fire claimed the life of a Seattle firefighter, and SFD also lost hose wagon #5.

  3. Allen says:
    May 29, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    I believe this was the second firehouse on this spot. A photo of the first firehouse can be found in Paul Dorpat’s “494 More Glimpses of Historic Seattle.”
    The firehouse in this picture was built in 1902. It was replaced with a new firehouse in 1916. The 1916 firehouse had to be demolished in 1962 when the deteriorating pilings underneath the building had to be replaced. The 1963 firehouse is the one that still stands on this spot today.

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