[quote name='RMKDFD' post='317471' date='Jun 28 2009, 21:29 ']Elevated shot of E-27 (S-171) on Minnesota Ave. N.E. 2006/2008 Seagrave.[/quote]Thanks for the nice pic of E-27, RMKDFD. I’ve always had an affinity for that house and you’ve given me an excuse to post some old snapshots and share some history.
Chemical Co. No. 1 was organized in 1908 at 4201 Minnesota Ave NE, Whittingham, DC. In 1914 the company traded one of it’s two chemical wagons for a steamer and was reorganized as Engine Co. No. 27. This image shows the house in the early 1990’s. The wagon on the left stenciled E-27 was the regular piece, temporarily out of service. The one on the right with the paper numbers was a reserve Hahn in service as E-27 that day.
Kevin Byrne