Crown Hill is closer to getting a new, state of the art fire station.
This morning, firefighters, neighbors and city officials gathered for the groundbreaking of the new station 35. The new two-story building will replace the 1920 structure that was built when fire equipment was horse-drawn.
This new facility is funded by the Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy that passed in November 2003. It will have three bays, instead of two and will even have a kitchen, a definite upgrade from the current station. The architectural firm Rice, Fergus, Miller is designing the upgrade. Demolition on the current station starts on Sept. 1 and construction should be completed next year. In the meantime, Station 35 has temporarily moved to the former Crown Hill School property that was purchased by Seattle Parks earlier this year.
Groundbreaking for Crown Hill Fire Station 35
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Who did the design for this station? Does anyone know?
The architectural firm is Rice, Fergus, Miller. We've updated the post with that information. Thanks!
I wouldn't call a kitchen a luxury in a fire dept, at least assuming the Seattle FD work the same sort of shifts as other departments.
Thanks for the update Swedes.
I applaud the new station but kind of a silly groundbreaking photo-op… a pile of loose dirt in a parking lot.
It looks so… shiny.
Oh, dang! They are just in a parking lot, aren't they? Very silly.
Nice looking building for once, though.
It's sad these are also so outdated. A 2003 levy? Is this the best they can do? Station 18 compared to all of the McCondos, resembles a rental unit, and with the # of calls they respond to, could also no doubt use an upgrade. The glacial pace of government(s) sucks.
I looked at that photo and in my mind I transposed headlines:
Nickels Concedes! Opponents bury the body.
I crack myself up. ;-)