If you're a Kiwi you'll know this icon in Auckland City. It's the central fire station which sits at the top of Pitt Street. Many times over the years I've drive past this building and wondered about it's history.
Apparently it first opened on July 3rd 1902. In 1933 officers were first issued with uniforms and in 1939 after WW2 started there was the start of proper procedures, emergency drills and lessons. These days it's a very busy station still in use while travelling throughout the city.
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12 comments:
Great that you have a new and old image to compare
Amazing, that's over 100 years.
Still a pity that the old building disappeared.
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Is the old photo of the same building as the white one we see in the background to the right in your new photo? Looks a bit like it to me...
I think DawnTreader is right.
Would love to see the fire engines too!
I go with magiceye! Our main fire-station is just around the corner. A safe thought!Yet we never hear them, luckily.
That is so very cool.
...I like the vintage view best.
What Dawn Treader said,
The modern station is beautiful (and so is the older one)
I love the Art Deco look of the building.
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