Hook & Ladder Company 8 Firehouse

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Hook & Ladder Company 8 Firehouse
Hook & Ladder Company Fire Station 8

Hook & Ladder Company Fire Station 8

Data
place United StatesUnited States, New York City , New York
architect Alexander H. Stevens
Client New York City Fire Department
Architectural style Beaux Arts architecture
Construction year 1903
Coordinates 40 ° 43 '10 "  N , 74 ° 0' 23"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 43 '10 "  N , 74 ° 0' 23"  W.

The Hook & Ladder Company 8 Firehouse is a fire station owned by the New York City Fire Department . The building, which went into operation in 1903, is located in the Tribeca district of New York and is best known as the cinematic exterior setting of the Ghostbusters headquarters .

history

After the various fire fighting units in the New York City area had merged to form the New York City Fire Department (NYFD) in 1898, the various locations of the individual fire engines were reassessed. It quickly becomes apparent that the original fire station of Hook & Ladder Company 8, a former school, no longer met the requirements and a new building was necessary. In 1903 this was built at the current location. The design of the new building came from the then Superintendent of Buildings of the NYFD, Alexander H. Stevens. It was influenced by the Beaux Arts architecture , the design of which also spawned the Grand Central Terminal .

Originally, the building had two vehicle halls and was therefore about twice as large as it is today. However, it was cut in half in 1913 after a decision was made to widen Varick Street.

During the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the fire engine was one of the first units on site. With Lieutenant Vincent Gerard Halloran, the station lost a firefighter during the evacuation of the World Trade Center.

In 2011 the closure of the site was discussed. A previous study had shown that the fire fighting train stationed there was one of the least frequented in the city. Therefore, surrounding locations should also take on its tasks. A local residents' initiative, which the future Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio and the actor Steve Buscemi joined, was able to successfully campaign for the preservation of the unit.

In order to preserve the building and to create previously unavailable rooms for firefighters, extensive renovation work began in 2016. These cost at least $ 6 million and were completed in 2018. During the renovation and renovation phase, the fire engine temporarily moved to another location in SoHo .

reception

Unit logo in front of the building

The building gained worldwide fame in 1984 as the fictional headquarters of the Ghostbusters in the film of the same name. However, the fire station was only used for the outdoor scenes. The interior shots were taken in Fire Station No. 23 , a former Los Angeles Fire Department building . In 2016 it was seen again in the new edition of Ghostbusters .

The building also served as a backdrop in the 2005 comedy film Hitch and an episode of the Seinfeld television series .

A Lego kit from the fire station has been available in stores since 2016 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Eric Grundhauser: "The Tribeca Fire Station That Got a Starring Role in Ghostbusters" , at www.atlasobscura.com on December 9, 2015, accessed on March 9, 2017
  2. ↑ "Hook and Ladder Company No. 8 - Ghostbusters HQ" , at www.historyofnewyork.org, accessed on March 9, 2018
  3. ↑ "THE UNOFFICIAL HOME PAGE OF FDNY - A NEVER ENDING STORY" , accessed on March 9, 2017
  4. ^ Sal Cangeloso: "Ghostbusters firehouse could be closed by NYC budget cuts" , at www.geek.com on May 20, 2011, accessed on March 9, 2018
  5. ↑ Julie Shapiro: "Residents Rally to Save the 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse" ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), from www.dnainfo.com on June 24, 2011, accessed on March 9, 2018 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnainfo.com
  6. ↑ "Original Ghostbusters firehouse gets a new feature: a women's bathroom" , from www.theguardian.com on July 13, 2016, accessed on March 9, 2018
  7. ↑ a b "New York: The Ghostbusters firehouse" , at www.avclub.com on July 20, 2011, accessed on March 9, 2017
  8. ↑ "Here's Your First Look At The Official Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters Due In Stores In January 2016" , accessed on March 9, 2018