{"id":78163,"date":"2016-08-23T19:36:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T01:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=78163"},"modified":"2020-03-19T11:44:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:44:44","slug":"the-little-firehall-on-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=78163","title":{"rendered":"The Little Firehall on Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought I’d never get to see the inside of this little Firehall. It’s only open on Saturdays and for a very short period of time (11-5). Likely because it is run by volunteers. The engines are also frequently out on loan to special events.<\/p>\n

But, on one sunny Monday afternoon, I happened upon the Firehall when it was open. I think there was a private tour and I totally took the opportunity to sneak in, poke around, and take a few photos.<\/p>\n

The Firehall on Congress was built in 1891 to serve the Fort Point warehouse district. During this time, the fire trucks were horse-drawn and the hall had stables incorporated into the back of the building. This ended in 1917 when all horse-drawn trucks were replaced by a motorized vehicle.<\/p>\n

Some cool things to see in the Firehall: Boston #1 (a.k.a. the Thayer), the city’s first rolling Firetruck (1792); Fountain Engine #3, one of the city’s first suction engines (1835), and “The Plum” (1926).<\/p>\n

Half of these photos are taken with a Powershot SX280HS and the other half with my cell phone. My blogging with a Powershot came to an abrupt end when the camera stopped working.<\/p>\n