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Historic NY

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1. I had a fire hydrant still painted red/white/blue

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:19 PM

Jul 1

its was so hidden away, the water dept never changed it. I was inspecting hydrants in my fire district around 2000 and there it was. Unfortunately it got maintenance that was missing repainted according to color for water pressure.

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OMG, 50 years? [View all] HAB911 Jul 1 OP

I had a fire hydrant still painted red/white/blue Historic NY Jul 1 #1

We were all in back then HAB911 Jul 2 #6

I have a bicentennial rice can with Uncle Ben's picture. Don't try and lowball me, I know what I have. twodogsbarking Jul 1 #2

Oh yeah HAB911 Jul 2 #5

Thanks for the historic photos, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 1 #3

Historic photos! HAB911 Jul 2 #4

That we have! It's great having historic photos. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2 #7