Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Fire Station 27
Fire Department Museum
Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017
1. Fire Station 27 Marker
Home of the Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial.
Cultural Heritage Board Monument No.165.
Fire Station No. 27, Italian Renaissance Revival style. Architect - Peter K. Schabarum. Built 1930. Declared 1976, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 165, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.
Erected 1976 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 165.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 34° 5.761′ N, 118° 19.79′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. Marker is at the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Cole Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Cahuenga Boulevard. The museum and memorial are open Saturdays 10-4. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1355 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Emmy Awards (approx. 0.2 miles away); Villa Elaine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wallichs Music City (approx. ¼ mile away); Entertainment Industry’s Time Capsule
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Regarding Fire Station 27. Peter K. Schabarum designed the two-story brick building with its tiled roof and three apparatus bays. The station, including land and construction, cost around $178,000 and was dedicated on March 16, 1931. At 20,000 square feet, the building was the largest fire station west of the Mississippi River when it opened. For more than 60 years the old fire station served the Hollywood community, including the motion picture studios and the stars who lived in the Hollywood Hills. It was also used as a movie location by, among others, The Three Stooges and Buster Keaton. It was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1976, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
A brand new Fire Station 27 opened next door in 1992, and the L.A. Fire Department Museum opened here in 2001.
Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017
2. Fire Station No. 27 Marker
The second marker is inside the museum.
Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017
3. Fire Station 27 Museum and Memorial
Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017
4. Time Capsule, 1987-2086
Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017
5. Cinerama Dome
Located nearby on Sunset Blvd east of Cahuenga Blvd, built in 1963. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 659.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 15, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
