Spring Garden station (Broad–Ridge Spur)
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.
Spring Garden  | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A former entrance to Spring Garden station, seen in June 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 21, 1932 | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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
edit
Media related to Spring Garden station (Broad–Ridge Spur) at Wikimedia Commons