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Engine Company No. 8


The Fire Houses

  Ninth Street near Main Street
   114 West Third Street
   346-348 South Hill Street 
(Engine Co. 8 moved and this building became Engine Co. 3 and FD HQ's)
   1839 South Hoover Street
   1401 South Union Avenue
   Closed
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   11351 Tampa Avenue, Northridge

1893
1894 - 1895
1896 - 1900
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1900 - 1950
10/6/ 1950 - 1967
1967
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12/ 1971 to Present


Engine Company No. 8
346-348 South Hill Street

1896 to 1900


Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
Engine Company No. 8
346-348 South Hill Street
Opened July 7, 1896
An elegant new City owned house. Cost-almost $10,000.

Circa 1896

Engine Company No. 8
Hoover Street near Washington Street

1900 to 1950

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Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
Engine Company No. 8
Hoover Street near Washington Street

1900


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Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection
Engine Company No. 8
Hoover Street near Washington Street

Circa 1900

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Source: LAFD Illustrated 1900
Engine Company No. 8

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Source: Photo by Turk & Haelsig

Engine Company 8

1908


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