Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8, Fire station in Tribeca, Manhattan, US
Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a fire station in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, built in a Beaux-Arts style with red brick and tall windows. The building sits at the corner of North Moore and Varick streets, with a large garage door at street level and a compact three-floor facade.
The station was built in 1903 to house the equipment and crew of Hook and Ladder Company 8, part of the city’s fire safety network. A school used to stand on the same spot, and in 1913 the building lost a section when Varick Street was widened.
Fans of the Ghostbusters films often stop here to see the logo and the sign hanging above the entrance. The building's exterior has also appeared in episodes of Seinfeld and How I Met Your Mother, which adds to its role as a recognizable movie and television backdrop.
The station remains an active firehouse, so you should watch for vehicles moving in or out and stay on the sidewalk when taking photos. The inside is not normally open to visitors, but the facade and the signs outside can be viewed from the street all day.
The interior scenes from the original Ghostbusters film were never shot inside this building; they used a similar abandoned fire station in Los Angeles instead. Fans from Buffalo raised money to install a new illuminated sign above the entrance, which now draws even more attention than the film markings it replaced.
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