Engine 5's firehouse, in its original form, at 64 Marion St., East Boston, circa 1880. 
Engine 5's former firehouse, after reconstruction, at 64 Marion St., East Boston in 1919. 
Engine 5's former firehouse, after conversion to condos, at 64 Marion St., East Boston, in 2007. |
HISTORYEngine Company 5 was organized at this new firehouse on September 1, 1860. The firehouse is located at 64 Marion Street, between Eutaw Street and Trenton Street in the East Boston section of the city. A photo of the original firehouse is at the top left. The wood building to the left in the photo was taken for renovations in 1917. On October 4, 1917, Engine 5 moved temporarily to the quarters of Chemical Engine Company 7 at 360 Saratoga Street, while renovations were underway at 64 Marion Street. Engine 5 moved back on September 27, 1919. The middle photo at left shows the firehouse after the renovations. Engine 5 stayed at 64 Marion Street until September 21, 1938, when they moved out to 360 Saratoga Street, in the Day Square section of East Boston, where they remain today. In the 1950's, the building was the home of the Lieutenant Lawrence J. Flaherty Post 30 of the American Legion. At a later date, the building was sold and has now been converted into condominiums and remains extant (see lower left photo.) The photo below shows the street scene in front of the former firehouse. Several L-Model Mack Hose Wagons and Pumpers are parked on Marion Street, having responded to a fire around the corner at 40-44 Eutaw Street, East Boston, on May 5, 1954. 
The former firehouse at 64 Marion St. with fire apparatus parked in the street, circa 1954. 
1922 map shows the location of firehouse at 64 Marion Street, East Boston. |