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Historic/Old Siren Photos Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:01 am
by Busgeek71
Thought I'd start a thread to show off (or give credit to) old/historic siren photos you have or have found through libraries, newspapers, etc.
1 Tulsa, OK Thunderbolt 1000T -- Credit to Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society
Photo
2 Owasso, OK Fire/Storm Siren (Model, anyone?) -- Credit to Owasso Historical Society
Photo
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:57 am
by coop866
Are you sure thats a siren?
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:02 am
by Busgeek71
The
page the photo came from said it was an alarm system and that they would make a long blast on the
siren
for tornadoes.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:28 am
by Archon
looks like a sterling "N"
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:40 am
by Daniel
Looks like a Model D to me, or like this siren in Seneca, Oregon, whatever it is.
Here is a photo of the old Erick in Mount Shasta, California, before it was removed in 2004.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:59 pm
by KCM
The first pic of the tbolt in tulsa I think was at I44 and between Lewis and Harvard. I will have to see if I can dig up some of the old photos I have from around Tulsa. I know I have some from the tbolt that stired my strange obsesion with sirens! LOL It was at Cooper Elementry school when I was but a small lad way back in the 70's. wow, now I feel old.
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:20 pm
by Busgeek71
The 1000T was on the south side of I-44 at E 51st and S Columbia. The Tulsa Library collection said the photo was taken in 1967.
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 4:29 am
by williesan
Busgeek71 wrote:The 1000T was on the south side of I-44 at E 51st and S Columbia. The Tulsa Library collection said the photo was taken in 1967.
That's exactly where it is... er, was - my in-laws live just north of there and I remember that apartment building (since demolished to make way for the expansion of I-44. There was a 3016 there for a short time in the late 80's, then it was moved south to 56th and Florence (behind Nimitz Middle School and another elementary school.)
Williesan
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:51 am
by Busgeek71
Long way off to move a siren...haven't seen a Whelen closer to where the 1000T was. In addition to the Bolt, here is another photo:
Charles Page Blvd. 2T22
Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:42 am
by EL1998P71
I found this today while looking on Wayne State Univ Virtual Motor City Site.
http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/i ... 86%5D11186
