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Unearthing a Firehouse from the 1930s or 1940s and Seeing it in Google Street View

  • Published March 6, 2013
Truck Company Number Four, Firehouse, 219 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
We found an undated photo of a firehouse from the 1930s or 1940s at the Library of Congress. Discover the amazing fact that the firehouse is still there and take a look at the Google Street View of it.
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We dug up this undated photo at the Library of Congress. It appears to be from the late 1930s or early 1940s. The good news, is that the firehouse is still there. Check out the Google Street View below.

Truck Company Number Four, Firehouse, 219 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Truck Company Number Four, Firehouse, 219 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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