New York State Armoury on Heyward Street A.D. 1883
Across the Street from the Armoury
This
seemingly abandoned police station 65 is off Prospect Place and East New York
Ave.
This strange lifeless Police Academy is on Chauncey Street
near Broadway
next to the more modern Police Precinct I don't know what
Second Company Signal Corp 1909
Main Support Battalion - Base of the Rainbow
Bedford Avenue and Union Street
Police Athletic League
Wilson Avenue and Delkalb Ave
Park Place and Washington Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
On December 20, 1895, the Fire Department completed the
purchase of a lot from Mary L. Mintonge for $2,400.00. The lot located on
Central Avenue near Van Voorhis (now Decatur) Street measured 25 feet in the
front and 100 feet deep. A new fire company for Bushwick known as Engine 52
would be placed in service in a new three story house once it was finished. On
May 20, 1896, the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper reported the competition in building
the new firehouse as being stiff with many contractors picking up plans.
The new house would be the first of its kind in Brooklyn, with a roof top garden
for the firemen to chill between alarms. Most of the contractors wanted to
be the first to build this house with a garden that would be copied throughout
the Country. The winning contractor was Leonard Brothers and he built the house
for $16,947. Phat.
Brooklyn placed Engine 52 and Chemical Engine 1 in service on April 1, 1897.
Chemical Engine 1 was placed in service in its house on Driggs Street. The new
house on Central Avenue took up the whole lot, 25 x 100 feet. The first floor
had room for the apparatus and stalls for five horses in the rear. The second
floor contained two dormitories, the front one is for the Foreman and is also
the office for the company. The second dormitory contains the beds and lockers
for the rest of the crew. The third floor which is smaller than the second would
be turn into a club house for the men while on duty. The garden would be on the
roof of the second floor with poles for the shade awnings. The front exterior
had red bricks with sandstone ornamental decorations.
After thirty six years of use the firehouse on Central Avenue was remodeled with
both Engine 252 and Division 15 moving to Engine 233 on February 14, 1933. The
City spent $10,000.00 for the remodeling of the building. Both companies moved
back on April 19, 1933.
The last Firehouse is at Decatur Avenue and Central Avenue
During
the 1970's several areas of the City were hit with arson fires including
Bushwick.
Many of these fires were set in vacant buildings and spread to occupied structures.
Most of these buildings were heavy timber construction and brick, and had fire
on several floors upon arrival. One of these fires was on July 18,
1977 - Engine 252
was third due. Box 767 sounded that day for a fire
in a five story vacant building.
It took a fifth alarm assignment and a borough call
to Manhattan to control this fire.
When it was over 32 buildings would be
destroyed. Two days later a third alarm was
sounded for box 793 for a five story vacant
factory building. This trend would continue
until the mid 1980's.
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