Erie Fire Department, old Station 1

Erie Fire Department, old Station 1, 414 French Street, Erie, Pa. EFD was formed in 1871 and currently run out of 7 stations. Old Station 1 was built in 1908 and decommissioned in 1979. In 1984 it opened as Pufferbelly Restaurant. In 2015 Erie Insurance purchased the property and rehabilitated it and reopened it as an event center in 2018.