Fire Station No.23 (Los Angeles, California) | fire service, historic landmark

USA / California / Vernon / Los Angeles, California / East Fifth Street, 225
 fire service, historic landmark
225 E 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Designed by Hudson and Munsell in the Renaissance Revival style.
Active as a working fire station from 1910 to 1960.
This is the firehouse that was used for the interior shots of the Ghostbusters headquarters in both Ghostbusters films. It was also used in Big Trouble In Little China, The Mask, Flashpoint (an adult film), and National Security.
The first black and white photo was made in the rain on 30 January 1968.
The second black and white was made a few years later.
Johns Dog House is long gone.

More information:
spookcentral.cjb.net/loc_la_firehouse.htm (the second and third photos came from this site)
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Station_No._23
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Coordinates:   34°2'44"N   118°14'47"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago