Photos of the fire by Bill McNeel. Click the image to see more at thewatchdesk.com.
UPDATE: Click here for raw video of the fire from Vito Maggiolo
A building apparently housing a clothing and shoe store, was destroyed by fire on New Hampshire Avenue overnight. That same building was, for the first 40-years of its life, Takoma Park, Maryland’s Allen Theater.
Not a lot of details on this one yet. What is known from a variety of sources is the call originated on the Prince George’s County side of the 6700 or 6800 block of New Hampshire Avenue. Reports are that is was later determined the fire is actually in Takoma Park at 6822 New Hampshire.
Second and third alarms were sounded and there were reports of wall collapses. We hope to have more later.
The Allen Theater opened in 1951 and closed in 1990. You can read more about it at CinemaTreasures.org.
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I used to work at sta. 2. That building was a firefighters death trap. Thank god nobody was killed. The original theater seating area was used as storage and a makeshift showroom floor was built over it.
Heavy fire on arrival, BIG KUDOS to the MoCo B/C who took commmand and did’t risk crews to save nothing.( maybe the 10 year anniversary of Worcester makes us think…)
Result–no injuries!!!!
Good work by all the crews on the scene, the first engine did a nice job setting the tone. The experience of the BC was evident. Nothing more than a great big dumpster on fire, no need to risk lives. Everyone went home!
Dave, great work finging the old picture of the Allen Theater. Do you ever sleep?
i live around and they blocked the streets ima miss that store because i went there thursday smae week as the fire week ;( i love there shoes who ever did that has problems teh fire has been sence friday to saturday and the stor elook like a devil hole now
Sunni girl…check your spelling and word usage PLEASE! You love their shoes not “there shoes” and since is not spelled sence.
Where was Truck 410?
OMG!! Im sooo mad!!!! i loved that store!!!!
i hope i can find another one around. because the clothes was cheap!!!!! but ugh!!!