Chicago Fire Department E8 (Backdraft Firehouse) (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois / West Cermak Road, 212
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The Chinatown station served as the exterior of the fictitious Chicago firehouse in the movie Backdraft.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdraft_%28film%29

The engine and ladder truck assigned here feature the matching Chinese numeric characters alongside the Arabic numbers.

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Coordinates:   41°51'11"N   87°37'56"W

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  • Actually this fire house was used for the exterior shots for Engine 51/Inspector Rimgale's station. The station used for E17/L46 is on W 42nd Street, near the intersection of S Sacramento Ave and S Archer Ave (4.3 miles SW of this location)
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