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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2007 22:34:35 GMT -5
This picture was taken not too long ago on a street corner in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
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Post by Barry on Jun 26, 2007 22:42:32 GMT -5
Don't remember the last time I saw a fire box or mail box like that
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2007 22:47:56 GMT -5
I know the mail boxes are gone, I'm not sure about the call boxes for the FDNY.....James might know the answer.
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Post by Barry on Jun 26, 2007 22:53:41 GMT -5
Mike I would think if those call boxes are still around there would be more false alarms than real fires.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 0:04:23 GMT -5
what about the police call boxes with the green light above it
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Post by CQuinn on Jun 27, 2007 11:33:46 GMT -5
What memories that mailbox brings back. The cast iron street light on the corner of Washington and 179th had the pea green mailbox attached. As a little kid I would climb up and sit on the mailbox and the street light had an orange light near the top which indicated there was a fire call box on that corner. Wow, I was just back there for a minute.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 13:21:02 GMT -5
The Fire boxes were changed back in the late 70's to the two-way systems... LIke Barry said, there were a LOT of false alarms... I mean, I never pulled one, but I thought about it many times -- just based on the ease of pulling it... I know the mail boxes are gone, I'm not sure about the call boxes for the FDNY.....James might know the answer.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2007 15:25:15 GMT -5
my dad would always go on shift with dimes in his pocket in case he had to call the station house and wasnt near a police box---as i recall they were locked and the cops had exclusive use of them
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2007 6:30:07 GMT -5
I sure do remember them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2007 6:42:34 GMT -5
I remember the boxes being an olive green.
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