The Former Fire Hall No. 3 is a municipal designated historic building located in the Nutana neighborhood of

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. With the

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being built on the east side of the

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this enhanced the need for a new fire hall on the east side. Built in 1911 with the latest equipment and both horse drawn and gasoline-powered fire fighting equipment the facility was again modernised in 1926. In 1958 the fire department left the facility for a new Fire Hall #3 that was constructed on York Avenue and Taylor Street. Fire Hall No 3

During the

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, the building became the headquarters for the Department of Civil Defense in 1959. The basement was converted into a radiation-proof communications

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, and an emergency food kitchen was constructed, to be used in the event of nuclear war. Today the building is privately owned and houses a bar and restaurant.

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