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This from Dennis McGuire, Jr:

Found this article about Chicago Engine 92 being organized along with Engine 73’s new firehouse. The article is from 1927. 

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6 Comments

• #1 by Dennis on August 28, 2021 - 4:52 PM

  

  The firehouse at 8023 S. Vincennes was Engine 54’s qtrs.

• #2 by Dennis on August 28, 2021 - 4:50 PM

  

  This article is interesting because it’s states the address as 3100 W. 111th St( the original building that housed the Town of Mt. Greenwood Fire Dept. Police dept. and Village Hall was at 3112 W 111th St, current site of Engine 92’s qtrs.) but it was always speculated that the CFD never occupied the old building but rather used a different building around the corner at approximately 11040 S Albany. The pictures from the time clearly show 2 different buildings. So I’m not sure if the 3100 W. 111th address abd the address on Albany might be one and the same.

• #3 by Mike L on August 27, 2021 - 12:43 PM

  

  Of the 5 original fireboats, only the 2nd one to become a land company.

• #4 by Austin on August 27, 2021 - 9:24 AM

  

  I looked up the address on Google Earth, and engine 92 is being worked on, on the apron in street view. An interesting catch

• #5 by Danny on August 27, 2021 - 2:05 AM

  

  I’m pretty sure that lot if I remember correctly at 8023 Vincennes is just grass with some trees in it now

• #6 by Aidan Hughes on August 26, 2021 - 11:52 PM

  

  Engine 92 would later relocate to a new fire station on the same site in 1949 alongside Truck 45. The original station was demolished.

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