Firefighters in front of the Station 3, located at 1440 SW Washington Street, circa 1914.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Station 3 personnel in front of station, A2001-083, circa 1914.
SW Washington Street, circa 1914
Vintage Portland
Firefighters in front of the Station 3, located at 1440 SW Washington Street, circa 1914.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Station 3 personnel in front of station, A2001-083, circa 1914.
Vintage Portland 
The construction of I-405 must have taken out this station.
Strange photo. What happened to whatever was at the left of the station?
A search through the “Historical Oregonian” database for that address yields 8 ads placed between June 23 and October 23, 1949 for used cars sold from it One of them, as an example: “BUICK 1942 Super Four-Door Sedan — Radio and heater. Beautiful light green finish. Very good condition thruout. Initial payment, $245, balance GMAC terms. Full price, $725. 1440 SW Washington Street.”
Perhaps the building was turned into a car dealership? But if so, I wonder why no other “hits” appear in the search results?
What does the extra “P” mean as part of PFD (Portland Fire Department) on the building, “Public”, “Professional”, what?
Portland Fire & Rescue’s page “Firefighting in Portland Through the Years” indicates that, if the sign was put up before 1911, they would have been Portland Paid Fire Department.
(Hopefully I’m reading the chronology correctly.)
Looking at the photo again, this Station 3 was probably built for the PPFD.
According to the Oregonian the Portland Paid Fire Department was organized December 28, 1882 and attended their first fire January 9, 1883 at the Hotel Osmond. Damage was slight.
According to the Oregonian the Portland Paid Fire Department was organized December 28, 1882 and attended its first fire January 9, 1883 at the Hotel Esmond. Damage was slight
Second floor columns between the windows. What is the signfiance of the A ?