Engine 9 / Ladder 6 firehouse
75 Canal Street | Chinatown | built 1966
Open on the map3 entries
The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.
- 1877
Ladder Company 6 moves to 77 Canal Street, near where its later firehouse would stand
Ladder 6 started as a volunteer company on Clinton Street in September 1865 and moved to 77 Canal Street on April 1, 1877, just two street numbers from today's firehouse. In January 1966 it took over Engine 9's old quarters at 55 East Broadway, and in 1969 it joined Engine 9 at 75 Canal Street.
Source: nyfd.com
- 1969
Engine Company 9 moves into new quarters at 75 Canal Street, sharing them with Ladder 6
Engine 9 began as a volunteer company in 1865 at 55 East Broadway. In 1902 it relocated to 77 Canal Street, Ladder 6's quarters, and in 1903 it returned to new quarters at 55 East Broadway. In January 1966 it moved to 269 Henry Street to share a firehouse with Engine 15. On May 6, 1969, it moved into new quarters at 75 Canal Street, together with Ladder Company 6.
Source: nyfd.com
- 1975
FDNY's Satellite 1 moves into the Canal Street firehouse after several earlier moves
Satellite 1 was organized in October 1965 and spent its first decade moving between firehouses, including Lafayette Street, Spring Street, East Broadway, Franklin Street and Great Jones Street. On November 22, 1975, it relocated to 75 Canal Street, joining Engine 9, which by then shared the building with Ladder 6.
Source: nyfd.com
Nearby
- Preschool of America Eldridge39 Eldridge Street | 1 entry
- 50 Eldridge Street2 entries
- Eldridge Street Synagogue12 Eldridge Street | 12 entries
- Jarmulowsky Bank Building56 Canal Street | 12 entries
- Scarr's Pizza35 Orchard Street | 4 entries
- St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church27 Forsyth Street | 3 entries