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| Current Station 1 and Headquarters opened on March 8th, 1926. It was built to house the fire department, police department with a courtroom and jail, and a public market (until the 1930s). The building is 4 stories tall and also included a gymnasium and 3 fire poles. Major renovations were done between 1998 and 2000 removing most all of the interior character and destroying most of our history. |
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| An interesting feature of this picture is the stairwells behind the Vance Monument that led down to underground restrooms. |
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| You can see in this photograph the location in relation to the original Station 1. |
Headquarters Mechanic's Shop
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| In November of 1941 a bay door was cut into the west side of the building to create a mechanic shop for the fire trucks. Photo from Asheville Citizen or Times. |
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This American LaFrance fire engine was bought for Station 7 as Engine 7. It's shown brand new in front of the mechanic shop at Station 1.
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