Evanston Fire Department history Part 54

From Phil Stenholm:

Another installment in the History of the Evanston Fire Department

In its most recent inspection of the EFD in 1935, the National Board of Fire Underwriters (NBFU) had suggested that Truck Company 2 be moved from Station #1 to a new Station #2 in South Evanston, which would accommodate an aerial ladder truck. It also recommended creating a third truck company at a new Station #3 in North Evanston, with space for an aerial ladder truck as well. Additionally, Engine Company 5 was to be relocated from Station #1 to a proposed fifth station near Grant and Central Park in northwest Evanston. Chief Dorband followed these recommendations closely when designing the new fire stations.

The new Station #2 was built as a two-story, three-bay “headquarters” station, featuring space for a tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck and EFD administrative offices. It was located on the southwest corner of Madison and Custer, just one block west of the old Station #2. The former Station #2 at 750 Chicago Avenue was sold to a private buyer and later converted into an automobile dealership, eventually becoming a restaurant about twenty years later.

Station #3 was a single-story, three-bay structure, with one bay long enough to eventually house a tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck. It was constructed on a vacant lot owned by the Metropolitan Sanitary District and leased to the City of Evanston. Located on the east side of the North Shore Channel, it was a block west of Evanston Hospital and about a mile from the Northwestern University campus. The former Station #3 at 2504 Green Bay Road was sold and turned into a photography studio.

However, the construction of Fire Station #5 proved to be more complicated than expected. Chief Dorband's plan called for it to be built on what used to be Bennett Avenue, between Perkins Woods and Lincolnwood Elementary School. While part of Bennett Avenue had been closed off when Perkins Woods was established as a Cook County Forest Preserve in the 1920s, the city still owned the right-of-way. Station #5's first-due area would have covered all of northwest Evanston, plus a large portion of the 5th Ward, including areas north of Church Street and west of the C&NW RR Mayfair Division freight tracks.

Designed as a long, narrow one-story, one-bay residential-style firehouse, it would have been set back several hundred feet from the street. The single apparatus bay would be on the south side, with access to Grant Street. The living quarters would include a living room, kitchen, dining room, bunk room, bathroom with a shower, captain’s office, large storage room, and a watch desk with a radio and telephone, divided by a long hallway. The front door and parking area would be accessible from the Colfax Street side, and the station would have had the address 2700 Colfax St.

But the Lincolnwood School PTA raised concerns, arguing that a fire station too close to the school could endanger children if emergency vehicles were responding while students were coming or going. The city council agreed, though Chief Dorband was upset, pointing out that the aldermen had approved the construction of Fire Station #1 on Lake Street in 1949, even though it was only half a block from St. Mary’s School.

With the Perkins Woods site no longer viable, the city considered a playground park at the northeast corner of Simpson and Bennett (now Porter Park), which was already city-owned and closer to the 5th Ward. But local residents opposed the idea of replacing their park with a fire station. Plus, the location was nearly two miles away from some parts of the High Ridge neighborhood northwest of Crawford and Gross Point Road.

Desperate, the city looked at a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Central Park Avenue and the south alley of Central Street. It was reasonably priced and large enough for a two-bay Chicago FD-style firehouse. However, Northminster Presbyterian Church leaders objected, fearing the fire station would disrupt Sunday services, Wednesday prayer meetings, and choir practices.

Ultimately, the city council reluctantly purchased a lot on the south side of Central Street at Reese Avenue, even though it cost more than initially planned. The footprint was sufficient for a two-bay firehouse. Though this location was half a mile further from the 5th Ward than the original Perkins Woods site, it was still well-suited to serve northwest Evanston up to Crawford and Old Glenview Road.

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