Spring Garden station (Broad–Ridge Spur)
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 A former entrance to Spring Garden station, seen in June 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Spring Garden Street and Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′42″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9618°N 75.1579°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 21, 1932 | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
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Spring Garden station is an abandoned subway rapid transit station on the SEPTA Broad–Ridge Spur, located under Ridge Avenue between Spring Garden Street and Buttonwood Street.
The Broad-Ridge Spur, including Spring Garden station, opened on December 21, 1932.[1] By the late 1980s, Spring Garden station was lightly used and exit-only; it was frequently occupied by drug users and dealers. After no substantial opposition from nearby residents, SEPTA closed the station on September 10, 1989.[2][3] The now abandoned station, visible from passing trains, is heavily graffitied.[4] A single entrance, covered with steel, is still present on the west side of Ridge Avenue just north of Buttonwood Street.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ridge Ave. Subway to Run Tomorrow". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1932. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SEPTA to close Ridge Ave. stop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 27, 1989. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Subway Station Closed for Good". Philadelphia Daily News. September 11, 1989. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Byrnes, Mark (October 2, 2013). "A Trip Inside Philadelphia's Abandoned Subway Station". Bloomberg CityLab. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Philadelphia Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. January 6, 2020. p. 2.
External links
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