Centennial Hose Fire House - Historic Building Collapse

[indyfan22k]

EPIC moving FAIL.

saw it on smash cuts! great show.

It makes ya wonder if that place was safe to be occupied if they had succesfuly moved it.

[josny1]

Well it's gone now , if they did move it imaybe it would have been saved, but it is gone now.

[Iceman2692]

Mr. Kjetsaa would cry if he saw that.

[stickinup2188]

isn't it coincidental it's called CENTENNIAL and it lasted about 100 years?

[josny1]

They should of left it where it was and did the over pas somewhere else...they don't care anymore about the past

[joemchang]

big deal, this is just an old memory you always got pictures.

[stickinup2188]

It looks like a toy.

Sad news though.

[Oopsy777]

wtf why didnt they just leave it where it was. history is not about just one 'thing' that could be moved from here to there. its also the spirit of the place and the atmosphere there. to remember the history you need it all, so you can stand there, take a time travel in your mind and let the history roll. till now i found it always very odd that ppl think they can move even fragile and ancient buildings against all rules of gravity and destiny.

[fasajapile]

thank god that pile of shit is down i used to hate the sight of it when i used to drive by now maby they will put an outback steakhouse there

[razzle27]

lolololol leave it where it was

[jrinzivi]

Only in Peekskill!!

[FIREFOXNEWSONLINE]

As a life member of Columbian Hose (Eng 132) it broke my heart to see the old station fall. My hear goes out to the members of Centennial Hose on this most tragic event.

I hope that someone has blueprints by which to take the bricks from the old station and re-build it as it was when it first got built. Perhaps someone could find them or maybe even has them and would be willing to copy them and go from there.

[Eloisee6]

Salem, Mass. is planning to do the same thing: move an historic Baptist church to make way for a huge ugly monolithic courthouse complex. I understand they were supposed to use the same company to move the church but I haven't verified that. Let's see what they do now....

[gommash]

I love the line, "The cause of the collapse is under investigation"

Ummmmm it is called gravity. Maybe the Peekskill City Council will study this "gravity" thing!

[askifICare]

Open your eyes. You can hear in the background when they say pull the building. This was a controlled demolition. It fell so fast like nothing was stopping it. The government did this because...oh wait..wrong video. never mind.

[Hellodolly321]

Wow, this is so sad. I too grew up in this building. My parents were both members.

You can't understand it if you didn't know the place but that old building had so much spirit and character. It is a very sad loss.

I am glad they at least tried to save it though.

Rest in peace Centennial Hose. The Dock Rats will all miss you.

Sue ( Hayes )

[mcfdtv]

Sorry for the loss guy's but look at it this way.

No one was hurt and I am sure the contractor was insurred so make him rebuild it with all the old bricks then move the trucks back in.

[bebopPete]

now what we got? I tell ya... we got bubkes, that's what... A shande for de goyim :-/

[dumbbuff]

thats terrible

[paddyboyyy]

Pretty sad, but very predictable when there is no roof to give it some strength.

Fortunate there were no injuries and even without the building, the memories still live on.

[RWC130]

Yes, VERY SAD!!!!

I took pics of it just a few days ago,

the move seemed to be going well until

today.

FF Rob Casasanta

Past President

Centennial Hose

"DOCK RATS"

[mercuriocs]

Thankfully no one was hurt! I do have to say that I am terribly saddened by this. I practically grew up in that building as my father, Ken Benedict was a very active member of Centennial Hose.

[ghiazoomp]

@mercuriocs That sucks... I remember saying that It should be saved.. Later my wife tells me they have plans to save it.. I was happy but you know the rest.. I have a pic from earlier that year of the place.. No more buildings around it.