Report written by: Richard Roy, Director Of Franchise Ops.

Pictures By: Richard Roy and GBNJ CEO, Bill Malkin

 

After Central Park we went back to get Ecto C and head to Tribecca. After all it was nearing dinner time and Ray told us he'd have the snacks ready at the Firehouse aka Franchise 0. On our way we drove up Columbus where we saw the exact lcoation Mr. Stay Puft appeared on his walk to the then 550 Central Park West. Fortunately we didn't see THE Travellor. Which was good as it really cut down on the travel time.

Seeing the firehouse really brought back the memories, it didn't really matter if you were there once, two times, or it was the first visit. The excitement was still there and in a way it seemed fitting this was the last official stop of our big franchise gathering.

It might have been the hour we were there, but only two firemen were up front. They didn't seem thrilled to see us, (I figured long day) however as Ghostbusters fans they were still cordial enough to talk to us briefly, let us take pix, and hang out by Hook n Ladder 8.

Most of you probably have seen these pix too, but I couldn't leave the firehouse without snapping this pic from when the movies were filmed. And we thought we had some great memories.

This is a cool pic, its phones which melted worse then Stay Puft marshmallows in fires. Ray said some of these melted too from calls they have had. And you know what a confinement stream can do!

After we were finished at the firehouse, we crossed the street, admiring the firehall, enjoying the evening as the gathering was coming to a close. The four of us hung out discussing things, gathering wise and business. We finally decided to get a few more pix there before leaving. From this point (before we all got home) you could say the big gathering was over. "Hey, NY, what a town." We had time, so why not see something else that was bigger, more important, and envoked more emotion then the big gathering.