Fire Station No. 1 (Los Angeles, California)
Los Angeles Fire Department Station No. 1 was built in 1941. The Streamline Moderne station located at 2230 Pasadena Avenue replaced an older station, 3 blocks west of its current location. Built in 1887, the original station was the city of Los Angeles' first professional, full-time fire station. The former station's plot of land at Pasadena Ave & North Avenue 19 now houses the LAFD's supply and maintenance yard.Built under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration, the new 6,534 sq ft station was built at a cost of $65,000.00 USD, with the city of Los Angeles responsible for $29,000.00 USD. P. K. Schabarum and Charles O. Brittain of the Los Angeles City Department of Construction were responsible for the station's design.When the new station opened on March 6, 1941, the two-story, reinforced concrete structure housed Engine Company No. 1 and Truck Company No. 1, as well as serving as the headquarters for Battalion Chief 2.The station was listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #156 on July 7, 1976.
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Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles Lincoln Heights
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N 34.075277777778 ° | E -118.21833333333 ° |
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Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station 1
Pasadena Avenue 2230
90031 Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights
California, United States
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