Going behind scenes for Ghostbusters

#RockSolidHistory from Tribeca, New York City, NY!

Here you see Firehouse, Hook, and Ladder Company #8. It was just a regular firehouse until a little 1984 movie called “Ghostbusters” used it as an exterior shot. Apparently, Ghostbusters actor Dan Akroyd knew the area and chose the building for the filming.

It was built in 1903 in the Beaux-Arts style, meaning it has elements of old and neoclassic French architecture such as the long and large windows that are rounded on top and framed with cast iron. (Grand Central Station has the same architecture.) It is still an active firehouse and responds to local emergencies.

Co. #8 nearly closed in 2011, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and actor Steve Buscemi, (a former NYC firefighter), raised funds to save it. It now does an annual fundraiser for Ghostbusters Day, June 8th.

#FunFactFriday, the interior of the firehouse in the “Ghostbusters” movie was a set in Los Angeles, as well as a decommissioned firehouse, Fire Station No. 23, in LA.
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