I think that Palo Verde & Willow is a ACA Screemer Duo Tone :roll: the city had eight of them but only seven of them are left at my last count, thats been a fiew years. All the ACA sirens were on steel or alluminum poles . Check around 5656 Orange Ave for one more and Long Beach Bl. and 14 th st...
Gardena had its own little system of Four Sirens the other SD-10 is like two blocks east of Van Ness on Gramercy and Compton ave. across the street from a school. A third siren perhaps a Sentury was on Normendie south of Rrosecrans, however both of those have No AC power fed to them now. :oops: Chec...
I would suspect its Not a former Los Angeles County Siren unless it is / was working on propane since all of them were converted to propane around 1971 or 72. It would be a surprise to find out if its anything but the FOX Pomona Siren -after all how many other Chrysler Sirens were bought by local go...
Perhaps even better on the tone. Note that in
Los Angeles County Chrysler Sirens
had a " cooling off " period where they were at idle for 30 to 40 seconds
after the One Minute tests.
I left a link to this story with my comments on the L. A. city C. D. siren that bit the dust last week, :cry: ( from the main siren board ) for a Lowes Store in the San Fernando Valley. At this time now I think the story might deserve its own posting ,since the Daily News has a blog on it running no...
When one was removed at 24 & Walker in San Pedro around 1996 it was done by The Dept. of General Services [ city of Los Angeles ] , that may be a start for anyone who wants to try and get it, looks like a Pre Cold war WW-2 one that might have been removed from an old fire station wood platform a...