Fire Station 46 Photo Gallery

The Companies		The Fire Houses
Hose Company No. 5 Engine Company No. 46 Engine Company 46 RA 46	1909 1923	1409 West Vernon Avenue 1409 West Vernon Avenue (new building) 4370 South Hoover Street	1909 1923 1979

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Hose Company No. 5
1409 W. Vernon Avenue
Circa 1910

1900 - 1916

Engine Company No. 46 began as Hose Company No. 5 located at Central and 14th Street. In 1909 Hose 5 moved to this new station built at 1409 W. Vernon Ave. In 1916 the Company was closed and the building moved to Terminal Island in San Pedro. It opened in 1920 as Engine Company No. 40. In 1923 a new building, the one that exist today, was constructed on the Vernon Ave. site and went into service as Engine Company No. 46.

In 1979 the Engine 46 was moved to its current location at 4370 S. Hoover Street. Old 46's is now headquarters for the Los Angeles Stentorians.

Source: LAFD Photo Album Collection

Engine Company No. 46
1409 W. Vernon Avenue
June 25, 1939

1923-1979

Source: Chuck Madderom Collection

Fire Station No. 46
4370 S. Hoover Street

1979