Old FW Fire Stations
#1
Posted 07 September 2011 - 04:23 PM
4 - Somewhere along Wichita.
15 - South of Northside High School. Craftsman house style.
17 - Southside somewhere. Craftsman house style.
19 - Around Eagle Dr. Craftsman house style.
22 - Was there one prior to the current station on Wilbarger?
23 - Not the old one on Cherry Ln/W Elizabeth. Supposedly one was further to the east around Como somewhere.
24 - Church St west of the current station.
25 - North of E. Long somewhere
Thanks for your help.
#2
Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:36 AM
#4 is shown at 4700 Wichita in the '58 & '69 City Directories, but not in the '47.
#19 is shown at 1100 Eagle in the '58 & '69 City Directories, but not in the '47.
#3
Posted 08 September 2011 - 12:35 PM
FWFD Deputy Chief (he's on Face Book). I think he started his
Fire Dept. career at #24. His son works there now.
He can probably update you on all these stations.
#4
Posted 09 September 2011 - 03:12 PM
In the 60's, #24 was in the old house on the SW corner of Church & Erie at 3100 Erie St. The house is still there but I don't know if the large building that was added in back is. If you look on the 1970 view on Historic Aerials, you can see the structures and that was the only thing on that whole block. It was no longer a fire station then, having moved around '68. There was another station after that one, located in back of the current station. It fronted Handley Dr. at Church.
#4 is shown at 4700 Wichita in the '58 & '69 City Directories, but not in the '47.
#19 is shown at 1100 Eagle in the '58 & '69 City Directories, but not in the '47.
Thanks Phil. I located them on satellite photos. It appears old 19's is a parking lot now. 24's really does look more like a house than a fire station. I moved to Handley in '85 and remember the trucks running out of the 24's on Handley Dr.
Since my first post I also located old 25's at 2909 Schwartz. Similar style to 4's on Wichita.
I talked to a FF today who grew up on the Westside and he remembers one around 6300 Camp Bowie at Fairfield in the 60s. He doesn't remember which one it was though.
#5
Posted 09 September 2011 - 05:28 PM
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#6
Posted 09 September 2011 - 07:41 PM
#7
Posted 09 September 2011 - 08:25 PM
#8
Posted 12 September 2011 - 07:37 AM
#9
Posted 14 September 2011 - 02:31 PM
When the sirens were upgraded, a new one was placed in Rosemont Park, 5 blocks south and one block west. This siren no longer functions.
I noticed that about old Station 6 on Fulton. They have one like that too. Guess the next time I'm up on the North Side looking for 15's I'll keep my eye open for that.
Speaking of sirens, I remember as a kid an odd looking one near East Handley Elementary. It had a longer oval horn on top and a smaller round horn on the bottom. A lot more character than the new ones they're putting up.
#10
Posted 14 September 2011 - 06:33 PM
#11
Posted 09 September 2013 - 08:20 AM
I AM A RETIRED FWFD OFFICER AND I HAVE MANY PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION, I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF MOST OF THE OLD STATIONS.
JACK YARBROUGH
#12
Posted 09 September 2013 - 08:29 AM
I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT AN EASY WAY TO POST PICTURES. ANY HELP ? THANKS
#13
Posted 09 September 2013 - 09:51 AM
You'll need to post them to a hosting site and link to it. Not my thing, but there are some experts here. Might want to PM John Roberts.
#14
Posted 09 September 2013 - 11:16 AM
Probably the easiest site to use is imgur. It does not require and account and even formats forums for you. http://imgur.com/
The upload button is near the top.
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#15
Posted 10 September 2013 - 06:28 AM
I am trying to locate some of the older fire stations. Here's the ones I'm having the hardest time locating and an approximate location:
4 - Somewhere along Wichita.
15 - South of Northside High School. Craftsman house style.
17 - Southside somewhere. Craftsman house style.
19 - Around Eagle Dr. Craftsman house style.
22 - Was there one prior to the current station on Wilbarger?
23 - Not the old one on Cherry Ln/W Elizabeth. Supposedly one was further to the east around Como somewhere.
24 - Church St west of the current station.
25 - North of E. Long somewhere
Thanks for your help.
#23 - There was one that was on Bryant Irvin one block south of Camp Bowie behind the AT&T store.......
#16
Posted 31 January 2014 - 11:07 AM
Old Fire Station no. 10 is at 2804 Lipscomb.
#17
Posted 24 May 2023 - 02:44 PM
The city pulled the sale of Fire Station No 12 at 2410 Prospect on the North Side, after the highest bid received failed to meet the minimum bid requirement. The Fort Worth Report has the story.
https://fortworthrep...historic-relic/
#18
Posted 19 June 2023 - 02:16 PM
I remember the Fire Station at Meadowbrook Drive and Oakland, we use to go buy trash bags there when I was little. I think one of my elementary school teachers took us on a field trip there once too. Last time I saw the building it was a wedding chapel or an art studio or something.
#19
Posted 19 June 2023 - 02:23 PM
I remember the Fire Station at Meadowbrook Drive and Oakland, we use to go buy trash bags there when I was little. I think one of my elementary school teachers took us on a field trip there once too. Last time I saw the building it was a wedding chapel or an art studio or something.
From John's architecture site: https://fortwortharc...htm#prettyPhoto
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#21
Posted 19 June 2023 - 08:06 PM
Nitixope, I think the curb is very close to where it was in the historic photo. Back then, a sidewalk did not exist on the street. When you back away for the parkway, then add the sidewalk, the two sections are left from there to the walk that runs next to the porch. The walk does curve some toward the street to avoid running into the traffic light pole at the intersection.
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#22
Posted 20 June 2023 - 07:33 PM
Looking at it again, I think you are correct. The sidewalk cutting through really visually shortens the apparent distance between the house and the street to me.
#23
Posted 21 June 2023 - 06:36 AM
I remember the Fire Station at Meadowbrook Drive and Oakland, we use to go buy trash bags there when I was little. I think one of my elementary school teachers took us on a field trip there once too. Last time I saw the building it was a wedding chapel or an art studio or something.
From John's architecture site: https://fortwortharc...htm#prettyPhoto
Very cool...the building looks like it's held up well. I see they had to widen the garage bay door to accommodate the more modern Firetrucks. I remember seeing the big American/LaFrance truck in there when you would drive by, looked almost as big as the building.
#24
Posted 21 June 2023 - 09:13 PM
Apparently, the city would sponsor Halloween parties at many of the fire halls back in the 70's. Meadowbrook was Fire Hall #20 shown here:
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