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"Fire Wreck." January 5, 1921, in Washington, D.C. Back in April we posted this view of the same crash, at Columbia Road and Sherman Avenue, of the fire chief's Chevrolet. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
Alley on the right
Check out the right center of the pic. Not the fire engine parked at the curb. People over there are looking at the head of the alley. Looks like racked fire hose. Probably over there is what the buggy struck. By the way, the buggy says Fire Marshal, but another pic states Battalion Fire Chief Timothy J. Donohue was the officer.
Pretty neat, the 2 houses east of the alley towards Georgia Ave are no longer there.
Closer photo of the buggy that was hit
Re: Columbia Heights
You are right. This is in Columbia Heights. I think most of the houses in the picture are still there but the corner store is not a 7-11.
I am familiar with that
I am familiar with that area; it is a predominantly african american working class neighborhood
Hey, I know that neighborhood!
That's not far from the Columbia Heights metro stop. Some of those houses are still there--but I think there's a 7-11 on that corner.
I love the way
a car wreck can STILL draw a crowd like this. Some things never change!
It looks like there is leaf
It looks like there is leaf debris or maybe slush on the road. If he hit it when he was braking for the intersection, he could have easily skidded.
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