Peevy's Polar Pipeline architecure

A while ago we wrote about the story behind Peevy's Polar Pipeline, but the building itself has a completely different background to it.  Like so many other buildings in Disney's Hollywood Studios, there's a real life building in the Los Angeles area that Disney Imagineers based their structure on.

Peevy's Polar Pipeline is based on Fire Station No. 1 located at 2230 Pasadena Avenue.  The fire station opened on March 6, 1941 and was designed by the Public Works Administration. The firestation is a great example of Streamline Moderne architecture (just like the entrance to Disney's Hollywood Studios).


Fire Station No 1 in 1941


Fire Station No 1 today

The firestation became an historic-cultural monument in Lincoln Heights on July 7, 1976.

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Ever seen something in Hollywood Studios and wondered why it was placed there by Disney's Imagineers? Matt Hochberg leads you on a regular look at the hidden details in Hollywood Studios and explains why it's there.


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Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2012 by
Matt Hochberg

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