Engine Company No. 28

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Engine Company No. 28
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Engine Co. No. 28 in 2008
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Location644--646 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°2′59″N118°15′30″W / 34.04972°N 118.25833°W / 34.04972; -118.25833 Coordinates: 34°2′59″N118°15′30″W / 34.04972°N 118.25833°W / 34.04972; -118.25833
Built1912
ArchitectKrempel, J.P.; Erkes, W.E.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Other
NRHP reference # 79000485 [1]
LAHCM #348
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1979

Engine Company No. 28 is a former Los Angeles Fire Department fire station on Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Built in 1912 at a cost of US$50,000, the structure served as an operating fire station until it was closed in 1967. One of the first reinforced concrete fire stations in the city, it is a Class A fire-proof structure built of brick, hollow tile and concrete. [2] In 1979, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Los Angeles Fire Department fire department in los angeles

The Los Angeles Fire Department provides emergency medical services, fire cause determination, fire prevention, fire suppression, hazardous materials mitigation, and rescue services to the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. The LAFD is responsible for approximately 4 million people who live in the agency's 471 square miles (1,220 km2) jurisdiction.

Figueroa Street

Figueroa Street is a major north-south street in Los Angeles County, California, spanning from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington north to Eagle Rock.

Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California

Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, as well as a diverse residential neighborhood of some 58,000 people. A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is also part of Central Los Angeles.

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In the late 1980s, it was renovated as a restaurant, "Engine Company No. 28.", that served food based on recipes from American fire houses.

The building was featured as an operating fire station in Los Angeles in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire .

<i>L.A. Noire</i> neo-noir detective video game

L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. It was released in May 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2011 for Microsoft Windows, and in November 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The story is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and follows a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer, who solves a range of cases across five divisions. Players must investigate crime scenes for clues, follow up leads, and interrogate suspects; the player's success at these activities will impact how much of each case's story is revealed.

Since 2007, the building has housed the law firm Geragos & Geragos, and is owned by Mark Geragos. [3]

Mark John Geragos is an American criminal defense lawyer and the managing partner of Geragos & Geragos, in Los Angeles.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Fire Station No. 28, 644 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA". Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. "LA Attys Kabateck, Geragos Back In Court Over Private Jet", Law360.org, January 22, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2019.