Plaza Firehouse — Attraction in Los Angeles

Stopped by, and was not disappointed! Gentleman gave a nice explanation of what was imported, and what was kept, and how they gathered the items to fill this place up. We talked about the history of the firehouse and the entire "Sonora Town" area for a bit, and it was really cool! So glad they still have a giant Thomas Guide hanging on the wall! Granted, the firehouse was closed before the Thomas Bros started printing maps, but it's still cool! I was told that tours are done by a volunteer docent, but ONLY on Thursdays 10am-2pm, which will get you access to the upstairs location! So I definitely want to come back and check that out. It really makes you appreciate how far fire fighting has come technology-wise, but also from a volunteer force to having paid professionals that have to go through...

One cannot imagine how this site appeared in the past in contrast to our modern architecture and freeways nearby. This is the oldest known firehouse of the city and one can read all about it elsewhere. The wagons, stagecoaches, horse drawn carriages, and rickshaws once roamed here. It's beyond me how this place withstood the test of time and it gives me goosebumps that people actually worked here long ago! The photographs and their anitquated technology are placed on display which offers a glimpse of a foreign place in history beyond our imagination. Perhaps those persons do exist in their own time, they just don't exist from our frame of reference. Someday we'll find out,...

Hidden in plain sight. Small but informative FREE museum of Los Angeles firefighter history. Probably not worth paying the ridiculous parking fee in the area just to visit this one place, but definitely worth a stop if you are already in the area. You can pretty much look at everything in there in about 30min but the staff is super friendly and they encourage you to ask questions. There are a few other small museums around which can fill your afternoon with, and definitely lots of food...