Former Fire Hall No. 3
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The Former Fire Hall No. 3 is a municipal designated historic building located in the Nutana
neighborhood of Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
.
With the University of Saskatchewan
being built on the east side of the river
this enhanced the need for a new fire hall on the east side. Built in 1911 with the latest equipment and both horse drawn and gasoline-powered fire fighting equipment the facility was again modernised in 1926.. In 1958 the fire department left the facility for a new Fire Hall #3 that was constructed on York Avenue and Taylor Street.
As a result of the cold war
in 1959, the building became the headquarters for the Department of Civil Defense; the basement was converted into a radiation-proof communications bunker
, and an emergency food kitchen was also built to be used in the event of nuclear war.
Today the building is privately owned and houses a bar and restaurant.
Nutana, Saskatoon
Nutana is a primarily residential neighbourhood located near the center of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It includes the business district of Broadway Avenue. It comprises a nearly even mixture of low-density, single detached dwellings and apartment-style multiple unit dwellings. As of 2009,...
neighborhood of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
With the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
being built on the east side of the river
South Saskatchewan River
The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan....
this enhanced the need for a new fire hall on the east side. Built in 1911 with the latest equipment and both horse drawn and gasoline-powered fire fighting equipment the facility was again modernised in 1926.. In 1958 the fire department left the facility for a new Fire Hall #3 that was constructed on York Avenue and Taylor Street.
As a result of the cold war
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
in 1959, the building became the headquarters for the Department of Civil Defense; the basement was converted into a radiation-proof communications bunker
Bunker
A military bunker is a hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks...
, and an emergency food kitchen was also built to be used in the event of nuclear war.
Today the building is privately owned and houses a bar and restaurant.