Until the new firehouse was opened on Liberty Street housing E10 & L10, the “B52’s” were the only engine and truck with the same numbers housed together.
I grew up in Riverdale (60's-70's) & was a fixture @ 52's housewatch when the alarms came in over the "bells." The 3rd picture is a 1951 Ward La France pumper. They actually had two of them; one of which was used as a "hose wagon" for long stretches in Van Cortlandt Park. 52 Truck was actually...
If the rundown is accurate, it appears the normally assigned units on the initial alarm were not there? What happened to E79; E48 L37 L56?? Long haul for E42 E46 E43 L38 L37 for a first due job.
When E72 was established and their quarters built in Throggs Neck, the firehouse also was lettered “Ladder 57.” That truck company never came into existence.
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