Plaza Firehouse in Echo Park

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Free museum with exhbits of firefighter history of LA.

Small free museum, worth a stop if youre walking by.

Had planned for 2 weeks to visit today with my son who has special needs only to find the museum closed. Disappointing. Hours say 10-3 online but that was inaccurate.

Lots of Cool and Interesting artifacts. Free entry.

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The guy in the place was very nice and explain to us about the place ( for free ). He requires to put a face mask and to see vaccine card of Covid 19. The place is small. We been there a fiew minutes. Nice to see on the way when you are in the Mexican area.

Its a very nice building and has great history.

Constructed in 1884, Old Plaza Firehouse is the oldest fire station in Los Angeles, but only operated as such for 13 years. Since 1960 it has been a museum, a California Historical Landmark, and a must-see for those who want to learn more about firefighting in Los Angeles or anyone who loves tiny, historical museums.

L.A.s first Fire House observing The Day of the Dead on Saturday, October 26.

Cool little museum about the history of firefighting in LA

Great historical fire house that had lots of cool interesting facts.

Walked into this place while I was waiting on someone. I had no idea of its history at the time. Its preserved pretty well.

Park staff rotates periodly, but are generally knowledgeable. The upstairs is open on weekends when a volunteer docent is there.

Free Admission.

One cannot imagine how this site appeared in the past in contrast to our modern architecture and freeways nearby. This is the oldest known firehouse of the city and one can read all about it elsewhere. The wagons, stagecoaches, horse drawn carriages, and rickshaws once roamed here. Its beyond me how this place withstood the test of time and it gives me goosebumps that people actually worked here long ago! The photographs and their anitquated technology are placed on display which offers a glimpse of a foreign place in history beyond our imagination. Perhaps those persons do exist in their own time, they just dont exist from our frame of reference. Someday well find out, just not yet.

Nice quick tour. Best part... its free.

Historic Fire Station

The Plaza Firehouse museum is a small, yet free museum. Id probably rate it a 3 due to how small it is, but Ive recently committed to not give any free museum less than a 4 (unless there was something wrong). The man who worked there was very nice and informative. If you want the full experience, come on a Thursday when they have two workers and one of them brings you upstairs! We missed that part, but I bet its super cool.There are definitely cool things here, just not a ton. While I wouldnt make a day trip to the area just for this museum, this area is CERTAINLY worth a day trip! My toddler and I literally visited 6 museums! There are small museums all around here and almost all of them are free! Start your journey with a walk down Olvera Street! Catch the Avila Adobe, maybe have lunch or a snack. Then walk across the way and visit The Chinese American Museum, the Plaza Firehouse Museum and the new Gateway to Nature (which is a nature center full of things for kids to do). Then walk across the street to La Plaza De Culturas y Artes museum. Maybe poke your head into Our Lady of Angeles Church. Im very Atheist, but this is historic as its literally what named and started Los Angeles. Then continue down Main street and hit up the American Tropical Historical Museum and end with the Italian American Museum! There are a few other things in there too I think I missed. A great day!

Great little museum located in the Plaza Firehouse which was the first building in the city designed to house fire fighting crews and their equipment. Museum guide Josh is very knowledgeable about the history of the city - well worth visiting.