Ohio and New York Aug 2019

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~ ON THE ROAD ~
OHIO - NEW YORK TRIP - SUMMER 2019
P3 - New York, New York

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August 8 - 20, 2019
This Summer trip included visits with family and MLB baseball games,
as well as the usual fire stations, fireboats, and scenic sights.

A couple days later, we found ourselves in a hotel on Madison Avenue in midtown Manhattan.

Madison Ave is about clothing and much more.

I decided to go for a little walk to visit the local firehouses and see
what is new in New York.

The MetLife Building was the Pan AM (Airlines) building when I was a kid.
It is located above Grand Central Station.

The closest Firehouse to the hotel was E-8, L-2, and Batt 8
on 51st St between Lexington and Third.

I didn't realize it until a few days later that E16 was in the house.
No idea what else might have been going on in the city or where E-8 was.

Timing is good... Ladder 2 goes...

So many guys lost on 9-11-01

Sights along the way

The Chrysler Building

FDNY Firehouse of Engine 21
East 40th St between Second and Third

Not sure what that unoccupied car was doing parked in front of the station,
but that would not be a good spot if E-21 needed out.

Perhaps the most noticeable thing about New York these days is the
incredible number of new buildings (sky-scrapers) under construction
and changing the skyline.