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{{Infobox NRHP
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| image = Engine Co. No. 28, Los Angeles.JPG
| caption = Engine Co. No. 28 in 2008
| image = Engine Co. No. 28, Los Angeles.JPG
| caption = Engine Co. No. 28 in 2008
| location= 644--646 S. Figueroa St., [[Los Angeles, California]]
| location = 644–646 S. Figueroa St.<br/>[[Los Angeles, California]]
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| built = 1912
| architect = J.P. Krempel, W.E. Erkes
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| architecture= Renaissance, Other
| added = November 16, 1979
| added = November 16, 1979
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| governing_body = Local
| designated_other1 = Los Angeles
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'''Engine Company No. 28''' is a former [[Los Angeles Fire Department]] fire station on [[Figueroa Street]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. Built in 1912, the structure served as an operating fire station until it was closed in the 1960s. In the late 1980s, it was renovated as a restaurant operating under the name "Engine Company No. 28." The restaurant serves food based on recipes from American fire houses. In 1979, the building was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The building is currently home to the law offices of celebrity attorney [[Mark Geragos]]. The building was also featured as an operating fire station in Los Angeles in the [[2011]] video game, ''[[L.A. Noire]]''.
'''Engine Company No. 28''' is a former [[Los Angeles Fire Department]] fire station on [[Figueroa Street]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. Built in 1912 at a cost of {{US$|50,000}}, the structure served as an operating fire station until it was closed in 1967. One of the first reinforced concrete fire stations in the city, it is a Class A fire-proof structure built of brick, hollow tile and concrete.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca1257/| title = Fire Station No. 28, 644 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA| publisher = Historic American Buildings Survey| accessdate = 2014-02-22}}</ref> In 1979, the building was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

In the late 1980s, it was renovated as a restaurant, "Engine Company No. 28.", that served food based on recipes from American fire houses.

The building was featured as an operating fire station in Los Angeles in the 2011 video game ''[[L.A. Noire]]''.

Since 2007, the building has housed the law firm Geragos & Geragos, and is owned by [[Mark Geragos]].<ref>[https://www.law360.com/articles/1003958/la-attys-kabateck-geragos-back-in-court-over-private-jet "LA Attys Kabateck, Geragos Back In Court Over Private Jet", Law360.org, January 22, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2019.]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles]]
* [[List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles]]

* [http://www.geragos.com Geragos & Geragos]
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Fire stations completed in 1912]]
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[[Category:1910s architecture in the United States]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments]]
[[Category:Defunct fire stations in California]]



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Latest revision as of 03:30, 28 December 2020

Engine Company No. 28
Engine Co. No. 28 in 2008
Engine Company No. 28 is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Engine Company No. 28
Engine Company No. 28 is located in California
Engine Company No. 28
Engine Company No. 28 is located in the United States
Engine Company No. 28
Location644–646 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°2′59″N 118°15′30″W / 34.04972°N 118.25833°W / 34.04972; -118.25833
Built1912
ArchitectJ.P. Krempel, W.E. Erkes
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.79000485 [1]
LAHCM No.348
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1979

Engine Company No. 28 is a former Los Angeles Fire Department fire station on Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Built in 1912 at a cost of US$50,000, the structure served as an operating fire station until it was closed in 1967. One of the first reinforced concrete fire stations in the city, it is a Class A fire-proof structure built of brick, hollow tile and concrete.[2] In 1979, the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

In the late 1980s, it was renovated as a restaurant, "Engine Company No. 28.", that served food based on recipes from American fire houses.

The building was featured as an operating fire station in Los Angeles in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire.

Since 2007, the building has housed the law firm Geragos & Geragos, and is owned by Mark Geragos.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fire Station No. 28, 644 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA". Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. ^ "LA Attys Kabateck, Geragos Back In Court Over Private Jet", Law360.org, January 22, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2019.