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POST CARD NYC FIRE BATTALION 21 "NEW MOTOR PROPELLED WATER TOWER, NYC 87 LAFAYET

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Theme: Firefighting & Rescue
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Year: 1914
  • Condition: VG CONDITION POSTED AND WRITTEN ON. INK ON BACK.

    Description

    THIS IS A GREAT POST CARD FEATURING  FIRE BATTALION 21 "NEW MOTOR PROPELLED WATER TOWER, NEW YORK. AFTER LOOKING LONG AND HARD I FOUND THE STATION IN NYC. IT IS NOW  DECOMMISSIONED IN 1972, AND ON THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES. IT IS DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER AT 87 LAFAYETTE STREET. THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND IS A CHATEAU- LIKE FIREHOUSE BUILT BY NAPOLEON LE BRUN IN 1896. HOME OF ENGINE 31 UNTIL 1972. PLEASE REFER TO MY PHOTOS.