Spring Garden station (Broad–Ridge Spur)

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Spring Garden
SEPTA.svg
Spring Garden BRS 2.jpg
A former entrance to Spring Garden station, seen in June 2019
LocationSpring Garden Street and Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′42″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9618°N 75.1579°W / 39.9618; -75.1579Coordinates: 39°57′42″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9618°N 75.1579°W / 39.9618; -75.1579
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessNo
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1932
ClosedSeptember 10, 1989
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Chinatown
toward 8th & Market
 Broad Street Line
Ridge Spur
 Fairmount
toward Fern Rock T.C.

Spring Garden station is a former 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 former 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[]

  1. ^ "Ridge Ave. Subway to Run Tomorrow". Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1932. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SEPTA to close Ridge Ave. stop". Philadelphia Inquirer. July 27, 1989. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Subway Station Closed for Good". Philadelphia Daily News. September 11, 1989. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Byrnes, Mark (October 2, 2013). "A Trip Inside Philadelphia's Abandoned Subway Station". Bloomberg CityLab. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. January 6, 2020. p. 2.

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