The Story Behind Santa's Fire Truck In Jamestown, Rhode Island
After lunch at the East Ferry Deli (we also ♥️ A Slice Of Heaven in town), why not stroll over to eyeball the vintage fire truck parked out front of 50 Narragansett Avenue (aka, the Jamestown Fire Memorial Museum)?
Maybe you’ve had the great good fortune to see Santa Claus tooling around town on that hook and ladder but did you know there’s quite the story behind it?
If (like me) you have wondered exactly how a 1947 Dodge fire truck emblazoned with Block Island on the hood ended up in Jamestown, then pull up a chair.
Apparently the powers that be on “The Block” sold it to the retired fire chief for a dollar so it could be part of the Fire Department Memorial Museum there and one of the local fire fighters then used his own time and money to completely restore it.
The tree is up in town, too.
Unfortunately that little shanty overlooking the NPT Bridge does NOT have the multi color lights illuminating the roof or the teeny tiny Xmas tree up top as of this past weekend. (I may go back one more time before 12-25 to see if someone ends up decorating it after all. We’ll see.)
Also, there are plenty of marvelous little stores on Narragansett Avenue and the surrounding streets for all your holiday shopping needs, including TWC Home, Purple Door, and Grapes & Gourmet.
Or if you haven’t even started, an afternoon excursion there could inspire you to get the ball rolling before 12-24. Listen, I worked in retail for close to 20 years and friends, you would NOT believe the people who actually do all of their Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve Day.
What are your go-to’s in Jamestown, Rhode Island this time of year? Let me know in a comment below.