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Anderson downtown demonstration block

See larger FIRE MUSEUM: Anderson's historic first fire hall has always been on East Center Street, but thanks to a downtown redevelopment project and the tireless efforts of many volunteer firefighters, the fire hall will soon see new life as a museum for the Anderson Fire Protection District. Two old engines are currently housed at the fire station, but other displays are planned as well.

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FIRE MUSEUM: Anderson's historic first fire hall has always been on East Center Street, but thanks to a downtown redevelopment project and the tireless efforts of many volunteer firefighters, the fire hall will soon see new life as a museum for the Anderson Fire Protection District. Two old engines are currently housed at the fire station, but other displays are planned as well.

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  • PAVING CREW: Employees of Eagle Paving spread a fresh layer of asphalt on East Center Street in Anderson as other subcontractors finish up landscaping, fence building and tree planting in the downtown demonstration block.
  • Brandon Tenney, resident engineer for OmniMeans, checks the asphalt surface in Anderson's downtown demonstration block.
  • Landscaper Jim Catchidall shapes components for an in-ground drip irrigation system in Anderson's downtown demonstration block.
  • FENCE WORK: Welch's Fence and Iron employees Tom Torgerson and Randy Laam, both of Redding, erect sections of a decorative metal fence in Anderson's downtown demonstration block.
  • Decorative rock work and a wrought iron fence will add character to the park-like landscaping along portions of East Center Street, Anderson's downtown demonstration block.
  • Decorative rock work and a wrought iron fence will add character to the park-like landscaping along portions of East Center Street, Anderson's downtown demonstration block.
  • FIRE MUSEUM: Anderson's historic first fire hall has always been on East Center Street, but thanks to a downtown redevelopment project and the tireless efforts of many volunteer firefighters, the fire hall will soon see new life as a museum for the Anderson Fire Protection District. Two old engines are currently housed at the fire station, but other displays are planned as well.

Just in time for a city-wide street fair, set for Sept. 12, the downtown demonstration block along East Center Street in Anderson is nearing completion, Public Works Director Jeff Kiser reported Friday.

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