Ridgewood Fire House

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      My pal Kurt posted this to the Ridgewood Expats site on FaceBook. I know he won't mind the repost: "These old firehouses were wonderful. The fire engines were horse drawn steam water pumps, kept in the garage below, while the firemen lived above. It was quickly discovered that a stair wide enough to let all the men run down at full speed was also wide enough for the horses to come UP! So the stair was made smaller and tucked away, and the sliding poles were added to get the firemen down." This old firehouse was torn down to make room for a parking lot.