Then: Main Street Fire Hall

Firefighting has come a long way in Niagara Falls since the 1880s. In the early days, there were just a few independent companies with hand and horse-drawn wagons. The first piece of mechanized equipment arrived in 1920 in the form of a pumper that was located at the Main Street Station. Captain Duncan Brown served as the driver. In 1924, two motorized ladder trucks were purchased and the horses were finally retired.

Now: Mamis Variety Store

The Main Street Fire Hall was vacated in 1965. This historic building still stands. In 2020 it was known as Mamis Variety Store.

Niagara Falls Public Library. 2017. Niagara Falls - Then & Now: A Photographic Journey Through The Years. [Main Street Fire Hall / Mamis Variety Store].

Niagara Falls Then and Now
A collaborative project
Niagara Falls Museums - Niagara Falls Public Library - Dept. of Geography and Tourism Studies,Brock University.
Original newspaper series by Sherman Zavitz, Official Historian for the City of Niagara Falls from 1994 - 2019.

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