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Los Angeles, United States

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Museum· Tourist attraction

Plaza Firehouse Reviews | Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Plaza Firehouse is located in Los Angeles, United States on 501 N Los Angeles St. Plaza Firehouse is rated 4.5 out of 5 in the category museum in United States.

Address

501 N Los Angeles St

Phone

+1 2134856855

Amenities

Good for kidsNo restaurant

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

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Frankie J

I give the Plaza Firehouse located at 501 N Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 FIVE STARS. So much HISTORY. I do remember reading about this when I was in school, but I never knew it was Right next to so many more historic spots in L.A. 5️⃣ 's. "The Plaza Firehouse was the first building in the city designed to house fire fighting crews and their equipment." Discoverlosangeles.com Tue-Sun: 10am to 3pm ADA Accessible Family Friendly Self Parking Free Right across Olvera Street.

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Keana Clay

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

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William Jerry

It was pretty cool seeing this, having lived in Los Angeles all my life, I had never gone before and it was nice, got some good pictures. Only thing is it was really crowded so you have to play with the angles and timing to get a good shot. Would probably go back, on a less popular day.

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Lauren Rogers

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.

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BRANDON YOON

Nice quick tour. Best part... it's free.

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Michael Teoli

The Plaza Firehouse museum is a small, yet free museum. I'd probably rate it a 3 due to how small it is, but I've 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 it's super cool. There are definitely cool things here, just not a ton. While I wouldn't 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. I'm very Atheist, but this is historic as it's 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!

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Amy J. Delevingne

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

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Jeremy Thomas

Cool little museum about the history of firefighting in LA

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