Fire Hydrant at Military Rd and Riverside Blvd

Here is a city fire hydrant at/near the corner of Military Rd and Riverside Blvd in Sioux City, Iowa. Someone painted it and the protective poles surrounding it a different color than the standard red or yellow most commonly seen.

It is unknown who painted it and if it is legal or not to have a fire hydrant painted with this color scheme. A lot of cities and towns have passed ordinances making it illegal it for regular citizens or residents to decorate a fire hydrant. The reason has to do with response time. When the fire department shows up they have to be able to quickly find the fire hydrant so they can connect to it to put out the fire.

Illegal or not this one is interesting with its unique paint scheme:

ILLEGAL BOOTLEGGING AND GAMBLING

The prohibition of the 1880's was not the last time it ever occurred in Iowa.

Sioux City was not immune to crime and illegal activity during the prohibition of the 20th Century. From about 1920 into the 1960's illegal gambling and the illegal liquor trade was a major problem for Sioux City's law enforcement.