tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post3296333593898448478..comments2024-03-07T03:07:37.377-05:00Comments on The House History Man: History of the Washington DC Police and Fire Call BoxesHouseHistoryManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457232194291489898noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-1076798642426000782018-03-11T14:13:24.769-04:002018-03-11T14:13:24.769-04:00I've been taking photos of these and popping t...I've been taking photos of these and popping them on a map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=15Npdmqaqts6eV2CBa0bGHZO87yPGfAkw&ll=38.92722196281347%2C-77.01302719116211&z=12<br /><br />It comes out quite beautiful. The areas are biased towards my home - work - run - cycle areas but I'll expand out slowly to cover DC.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032628532132538628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-83608553824608249302014-11-10T09:40:55.236-05:002014-11-10T09:40:55.236-05:00Are any Art on Call projects currently going on? I...Are any Art on Call projects currently going on? It would seem there are dozens of these falling into disrepair around U Street, and nothing going on with them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-73115511505545792014-11-07T11:20:45.233-05:002014-11-07T11:20:45.233-05:00I miss the days when these call boxes were common....I miss the days when these call boxes were common. I have always thought that they constituted extreme ease in contacting an official. Now police are too busy to be bothered <a href="http://www.ceeco.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2" rel="nofollow">.<br /><br />http://www.ceeco.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305495865173105918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-10658576982170052672014-05-13T19:08:00.606-04:002014-05-13T19:08:00.606-04:00I would to buy a dcfd alarm box I retired from dcf...I would to buy a dcfd alarm box I retired from dcfd e-mail me billsjanes@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-39298954103157928962014-05-13T19:04:21.733-04:002014-05-13T19:04:21.733-04:00I would like to buy one of dcfd fire alarm box e-m...I would like to buy one of dcfd fire alarm box e-mail me at billsjanes@yahoo.com retired dcfd thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-71751095970637445372013-06-28T18:40:34.865-04:002013-06-28T18:40:34.865-04:00This is a fantastically detailed history of the qu...This is a fantastically detailed history of the questions I've always had about the Call Boxes. <br /><br />Totally sharing/crediting this in my own adaptation. <br /><br />Thanks for the great work. Ryan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11741744792628052230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30748084.post-76383827981327953062013-06-06T03:28:48.929-04:002013-06-06T03:28:48.929-04:00It's a shame these beautiful police and fire p...It's a shame these beautiful police and fire pedestals are permitted to remain, unattended, rusting and rotting (the beautification program died years ago). Like so many others, I would love to have and restore as many of these relics of "yesteryear" . . .I'd gladly pay to have them removed from the cement. If you have any information on such a possibility, please email me at<br /><br /> Jimsfamilyblue@aol.com. <br /> <br />Thanks and stay safe, JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com