All we in present-day Nashua have to do is take a look at this photo showing the 19th and early 20th centuries' most advanced developments in firefighters' response to fires, to realize we have it pretty good with today's top-of-the-line, motorized pumpers and ladders that can be at your house in a couple of minutes or less in the event of emergency. It shows three horses pulling a one-man crew atop a steam pumper in the area of the old Central Fire Station. In the background is the north side of the seldom-photographed Olive Street Congregational Church, which became Pilgrim Congregational Church, a majestic building lost to the wrecking ball in the mid-20th century. In its place today is the parking lot for the multi-story office building at 30 Temple St. To the left is Church Street, and visible in the background is its intersection with Cottage Street. The photo was taken from in front of the bays of the fire station, near the corner of Church and Court streets. Olive Street itself--actually there were two of them, East Olive and West Olive--have become part of parking lots and no longer exist as streets. (Photo courtesy of Elaine McAlpine) Photo courtesy of Elaine McAlpine All we in present-day Nashua have to do is take a look at this photo showing the 19th and early 20th centuries' most advanced developments in firefighters' response to fires, to realize we have it pretty good with today's top-of-the-line, motorized pumpers and ladders that can be at your house in a couple of minutes or less in the event of emergency. It shows three horses pulling a one-man crew atop a steam pumper in the area of the old Central Fire Station. In the background is the north side of the seldom-photographed Olive Street Congregational Church, which became Pilgrim Congregational Church, a majestic building lost to the wrecking ball in the mid-20th century. In its place today is the parking lot for the multi-story office building at 30 Temple S

All we in present-day Nashua have to do is take a look at this photo showing the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most advanced developments in firefighters’ response to fires, to realize we have it pretty good with today’s top-of-the-line, motorized pumpers and ladders that can be at your house in a couple of minutes or less in the event of emergency. It shows three horses pulling a one-man crew atop a steam pumper in the area of the old Central Fire Station. In the background is the north side of the seldom-photographed Olive Street Congregational Church, which became Pilgrim Congregational Church, a majestic building lost to the wrecking ball in the mid-20th century. In its place today is the parking lot for the multi-story office building at 30 Temple St. To the left is Church Street, and visible in the background is its intersection with Cottage Street. The photo was taken from in front of the bays of the fire station, near the corner of Church and Court streets. Olive Street itself–actually there were two of them, East Olive and West Olive–have become part of parking lots and no longer exist as streets. (Photo courtesy of Elaine McAlpine)