Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8, Fire station in Tribeca, Manhattan, US
Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a narrow three-storey Beaux-Arts fire station at 14 North Moore Street, on the corner of Varick Street in Tribeca. Its red brick upper facade is framed by light stone quoins and holds tall multi-pane windows with black frames, while the light stone ground floor has a large red double door in a black rounded arch beneath a gold crest. A stone band inscribed "8 HOOK & LADDER 8" is flanked by four blue plaques with white stars.
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.
The building's worldwide fame comes from its role as the Ghostbusters' headquarters in the 1984 film, chosen reportedly because Dan Aykroyd knew the area and liked it. Fans gather each year on the Saturday closest to June 8 for a "Ghostbusters Day" celebration and fundraiser at the firehouse.
The station is an active firehouse, so stay on the sidewalk and keep clear when trucks enter or leave the single bay. The interior is not open to visitors; the facade, the "8 HOOK & LADDER 8" stone band and the Ghostbusters sign above the entrance are seen from the street. It stands at 14 North Moore Street, at the corner with Varick Street.
The interior scenes of the 1984 Ghostbusters film were shot in a Los Angeles studio and at Fire Station No. 23, a decommissioned Los Angeles firehouse, not inside this building. In 2021 the Buffalo Ghostbusters fan group raised money worldwide for a full-size replica sign, now hung above the main entrance year-round.
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