Fire Hall No. 3 (Saskatoon)

 bar, place with historical importance, heritage

This 1911 building is the last remaining historic fire station in Saskatoon. In its heyday it boasted of having doors that automatically opened at the sound of the alarm bell, a gasoline fire engine, and two hose reels. Its early years were not quite as grand, with the fire "engine" being pulled by two horses that were specially trained to run immediately to their appointed places when needed. Harnesses were then lowered into place from above, special split collars were snapped on, and the doors were flung open to allow firemen to attend to business in record time.

An adjoining water tower supplied water to all the domestic connections and hydrants in the area until 1934. Changes to Saskatoon's water delivery system made it and its sister tower in Pleasant Hill obsolete and there were torn down in the 1960s.
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Fire Hall No. 3 was decommissioned in 1958, after which it served as the Civil Defense Headquarters. It was designated a municipal heritage site in 1991. It is now privately owned and home to the Hose Brew Pub, which features mementos from the demolished Capitol Theatre.
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