Journey Indiana- Heated History: Touring The Fort Wayne Firefighers Museum March 20, 2024 Journey Indiana on YouTube. The Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum gives visitors a glimpse into more than 200 years of firefighting history. https://www.fortwaynefiremuseum.com/ Producer- Nick Deel
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Do you know how people called for help during a fire in the 1800s?
In the 1870s, they used street boxes on the corners. You'd flip a switch and wait for the fire team to respond, a far cry from today's methods!
Explore this rich history at the Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum. The museum chronicles firefighting from the 1800s to today. Housed in a building built 1893, which served as an active station until 1972, it showcases over 200 years of firefighting technology.
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It's #waybackwednesday! Check out these then and now photos, courtesy of the Daniel A. Baker Collection in our Community Album. The first photo shows Fire station #3 on Washington Blvd. circa 1909. The Fire station was constructed in 1893 and deactivated in 1972. The second photo shows the Fort Wayne Firefighters' Museum in 2017, formerly Firestation #3, which opened in 1981.
Fire Department Coal Wagon at No. 3 Description Fort Wayne Fire Department Coal Wagon at Fire Station No. 3, 226 West Washington Street. This is the building in the rear that was added in 1909. This photo was used on the 1909 composite of Station No. 3. Date 1909.
Description Fort Wayne Fire Horses in their stalls at Fire Station No. 3, 226 West Washington Street. This photo was used on the 1909 composite of Station No. 3. Date 1909.
Description Fort Wayne Fire Station No. 3, 226 West Washington. Interior view looking through the apparatus room from East to West. This photograph was used to make a composite picture of Station No. 3 in 1909.
August 19, 2024 post on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook showed three photos. On Dec. 31, 1930, a fire truck from Engine House No. 5 struck a sedan on Broadway at Wayne. (The 7 injured were taken to St. Joe Hospital, a block away.) This distinctive, 19th century house is well known as the Eli Hoffman House, Dr. Joseph Baltes' Office; and later, Baltes Cardiology. Others? - photos are by Clippinger, for the Journal Gazette; and the Daniel A. Baker Collection, via ACPL
Fire truck wreck - Seven hurt when fire truck hits auto. Seven persons were injured, four of them seriously, when a fire truck from No. 5 Engine House struck an automobile at Wayne Street & Broadway while answering an alarm which later proved false. The truck was driven by Clifford Butler of 1522 Lumbard Street and the light sedan by Miss. Mildred Magers of 908 Third Street. The injured were all taken to St. Joseph's Hospital a block away. The heavy truck struck the sedan, and then crashed over the curb and into a large pole. House number is 821 Broadway, also has a number on Wayne Street (624). House is on the Northeast corner. Photograph appeared in the Journal Gazette on 1/1/1931. Photo by Clippinger.Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the
Allen County Public Library.
Today’s Throwback Thursday post features a building that was Engine House No. 9, became the new fire academy in 1961, and fell on hard times after its service to the fire department. The structure has been brought back to life, thanks to the Fort Wayne Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services, and is now the location of hte urban farm, Johnnie Mae Farm at 2518 Winter Street. The Craftsman-style Engine House Number 9 was designed by architect Frank Allen. The brick building was the first fire station in Fort Wayne that was built to accommodate motorized fire trucks. When the building was restored, many of the original features were retained like the wood brackets, original window openings with limestone lintels and sills, large double doors, the limestone cornerstone and the tower on the north side of the building. The farm’s namesake Johnnie Mae White was a devoted community leader dedicated to enriching the lives of others, through compassion, faith and the desire to help. The community was fed by donations and canning services in this building. The restoration included the installation of a state-of-the-art commercial grade kitchen. The kitchen is available for rent or use by community groups. Johnnie Mae Farm Stand sells the produce that is grown on-site. Indiana LandmarksIndiana Historical SocietyIndiana Historical BureauCity of Fort Wayne GovernmentAllen County Genealogical Society of IndianaAllen County Public LibraryGreater Fort Wayne Inc.Northeast Indiana Regional PartnershipFort Wayne Community MemoriesPurdue Extension - Allen CountyFort Wayne Parks and RecreationJohnnie Mae Farm Renaissance Pointe Hanna-Creighton Renaissance Pointe YMCA
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