by Michael R. Allen
This fireman’s training tower at the northeast corner of 18th and Broadway in East St. Louis once stood next to a station house. According to neighbors, the city government demolished the station in the 1990s but left the tower to stand. It’s a quirky vestige of the once-proud firefighting days of East St. Louis. The sturdy concrete body and relative youth — it dates to the 1950s — ensure that it won’t fall down anytime soon.
5 replies on “Fireman’s Training Tower”
Michael,
Although I doubt this is the case, but might you just be the first stop for brick-rustlers looking for new targets?
Richard
A fine home for for a pioneer.
Isn't there one of these training towers in N. STL between the Ville and ONSL?
man, when I was a kid, finding a good 'hideout' was a high priority. This is a better find than any tree house. Assuming I could lock up the base, I'd be unassailable. I'd throw my snowballs and water balloons, and my sister would be unable to do anything!
Somebody should make this into a playground.
I believe that was attached to engine number 2