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First posting, February 2008:
The City wants to rebuild/replace Fire Station No. 5 on 14th Street SW in South Calgary. Built in 1952 in a modern style, the building has architectural value. The garage is apparently too small for modern fire equipment. Let's hope the original building is preserved alongside whatever new garage is constructed.
![Image](http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/3a5e59ff-e108-428a-8a71-75e2ef6c3ee0.jpg)
Photos here: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM25AM
From the Fire Department website:
Fire Station No. 5, 3129 14 St. S.W.
Located in a picturesque residential area of the inner city, crew members of Station No. 5 have adopted the park that surrounds the fire hall and are responsible for its upkeep. The crews have received awards over the years for their generous effort.
The station is located next door to a library and is often visited by children and their parents walking to and from the library. Residents affectionately refer to it as the "Little Firehall," and it is a treasured part of the community.
Two of the oldest antique rigs in the city sit in the garden area in front of Station No. 5. The two steel-wheeled hose reels were used to carry hoses to fire calls in Calgary's earlier days.
Built in 1952, this is the oldest fire hall still in service in The City of Calgary. The original Station No. 5 was built in 1909 at 1139 17th Ave. S.W. on the site of what is now an apartment building. In the early days of the Depression (1932), the station was relocated to a house at 1629 Scotland St. S.W. until it was moved to its current home.
The building was originally shared with The City's Parks and Recreation Department until they outgrew it and moved to a new location...
Link:
http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall ... tion+5.htm