Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Fire Station 311


Fire Station 311 is found just off Yonge St south of St Clair Ave. When it opened in 1911 it was Fire Station 24 and horses were used to pull  the fire wagons. Times have changed and the city has grown a lot but the station still looks grand.  

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17 comments:

Andy said...

A golden oldie!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

It is a beautiful building. Is there cold?

s.c said...

Nice building in a kind of dutch architecture.

Sharon said...

Wow, this gave my a blast from my childhood. My home town had fire stations that looked very similar to this one with bright red doors. Those images popped into my head.

Taken For Granted said...

Wonderfully classic fire station. Love the red doors, they really make your photo pop. Surprised this station is still active as most have been replaced with much larger, modern buildings.

Karl said...

A beautiful building, Pat, like the bright red doors.

Yaya Snaps said...

Love this head on shot, beautiful building with red, red doors :)

Lea said...

Wonderful architecture!
Have a blessed day!

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

It is a beautiful fire house, I like the building design.
Take care, have a happy day!

Bill said...

What a beautiful building and well taken care of.

Revrunner said...

There's a building near the C&O Canal in Washington, D.C. that still has an old firehouse sculpture even though it is currently serving as an office for an architecture firm.

Tom said...

...I've seen a few of these old fire stations, but this one has all of the bell and whistle. It's a beauty and thanks for sharing it.

Jenn Jilks said...

Gosh, I lived on Walker Ave. for 19 years!

Jim said...

Magnificent design. Quite a contrast to the contemporary one which I posted today.

Iris Flavia said...

It looks beautiful. Here gates are often open. Not so nice.

Linda said...

A fine building!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gosh that's an amazing piece of architecture Pat, so unusual. Always enjoy seeing the red fire doors 🍄