Fire Department on Calhoun Street

1950 black and white photograph of firemen and fire trucks on Calhoun Street, Woodstock, Illinois.   The fire department was located in the rear of the Opera House building at the time.

Title

Fire Department on Calhoun Street

Description

Three fire trucks are parked in front of the Fire Department Garage on Calhoun Street. The department was moved here from the front of the Opera House when the addition was built in 1939. The two trucks on the right appear to be the same Seagrave Pumpers as in the 1936 photo. The truck on the left has Dorr, Seneca, Hartland, Greenwood Fire Protection District on the door.
The Fire Department moved to the current city hall in 1973, once again to the back side which faces South Streeet. When they vacated the area, the space was used for rehearsal rooms for the Opera House.
Note the neon Fire Department sign and the lights between the doors.

Date

1950

Citation

Medlar Studios, Woodstock, “Fire Department on Calhoun Street,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed January 24, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/196.

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