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Market Street Elevated Railway, 63rd Street Station, Intersection of Market & Sixty-third Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Market Street Elevated Railway, 63rd Street Station, Intersection of Market & Sixty-third Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Significance: It is an elevated station located above the intersection of Market and 63rd Street. An intermediary station along the elevated line, it enabled residents within a few blocks radius as well as passengers transferring from trolley lines to commute on the Elevated to Center City. The station is significant historically for its role in the residential development of this part of West Philadelphia, and architecturally for its design...
Survey number: HAER PA-507-C

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States39.97873, -75.14018
Google Map of 39.9787341, -75.1401817
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Library of Congress
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