The 1955 Lego fire station

 
This is the fire station of my Lego town. It's operated by the Falck company, who have provided emergency services in Denmark for over a century (and other countries since). This is why there's also a pair of tow trucks present, because Falck offers roadside assistance as well.

Lego offered this fire station set, as illustrated on the back of my town plan amongst other sets and building suggestions. Because the sign over the door was language-specific for different markets, there's no text in the illustration. 

Although the set has a useful selection of components, I just don't like the design. It's essentially two separate carports united by a central tower, which makes no sense as a real building. I had initially thought about turning the two carports into a single space by roofing over the bit in the middle, but then I found the 1955 Byggebog (Building Book) on Brick Fetish, and that had a much nicer fire station in it here at lower right on the page.

So that's the one I built. I did change the tower a bit to have a red top, because that's one feature I did like of the Lego set. I also provided side entrances for the station crew, which the illustrations in the Byggebog were lacking. The station was built from parts in ABS plastic instead of the cellulose acetate bricks from the fifties. I didn't have enough of those at the time, and they don't grip very well so that would have made a very fragile structure. Exceptions are the Falck sign and the aerial on the roof, as well as the three garage floors in white.