The SEPTA Train is Leaving its 4th Avenue Station
[nggallery id=”22444″ template=galleryview] Late last week, construction equipment and a new fence arrived at the mostly vacant lot near the entrance to the Union Street subway station on 4th Avenue. The visible signs of pending redevelopment are backed up by the fact that the DOB just gave the go-ahead for a 12-story, 40-unit building on…
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Late last week, construction equipment and a new fence arrived at the mostly vacant lot near the entrance to the Union Street subway station on 4th Avenue. The visible signs of pending redevelopment are backed up by the fact that the DOB just gave the go-ahead for a 12-story, 40-unit building on the property. The L-shaped lot has been distinctive because of the rusted SEPTA car that’s been parked on it for quite some time. Above, a photo farewell to 4th Avenue’s SEPTA, whose days appear to be numbered. We’d love to know how it is that the train car came to be parked on 4th Avenue and Union; if anyone’s got the scoop, please fill us in! GMAP DOB
The MBTA in Boston still runs original PCCs on the end of their Red Line. http://photos.nerail.org/photos/2007/03/26/200703260037419295.jpg
Owner: any hints as to what the building will look like?
Owner @ 1:15:
Do you (did you) own that lot?
Did you sell it?
If so, maybe you can plow some $$$ into a full Bath House reno. More people would come by then.
This is kind of great, in poor rural communities you often see rusting cars and pickups on front lawns, In Brooklyn we have rusting subways on display.
Very regional. Nice.
I’m shocked that everyone is hypothesizing about what should have/should be done with the trolley/train. It is an eyesore and makes 4th avenue looks worse than it already does. Regardless of whether there were plans to do anything with it, it has been left there to rust and makes that lot look like a garbage dump.
Light Rail is a total waste of $ – It offers no advantage to a bus – except that it is separate from traffic – however truly dedicated bus lanes solve this problem far more efficiently, cheaper and with more flexibility then any light rail system.
Put a truly dedicated bus lane on Hamilton Ave, Atlantic Ave, Boreum Place and 4th Ave and make dedicated stops every 10 blocks or so – Wala = Light Rail System for the cost of some paint and some concrete or metal lane barriers.
Light Rail is a total waste of $ – It offers no advantage to a bus – except that it is separate from traffic – however truly dedicated bus lanes solve this problem far more efficiently, cheaper and with more flexibility then any light rail system.
Put a truly dedicated bus lane on Hamilton Ave, Atlantic Ave, Boreum Place and 4th Ave and make dedicated stops every 10 blocks or so – Wala = Light Rail System for the cost of some paint and some concrete or metal lane barriers.
Light Rail is a total waste of $ – It offers no advantage to a bus – except that it is separate from traffic – however truly dedicated bus lanes solve this problem far more efficiently, cheaper and with more flexibility then any light rail system.
Put a truly dedicated bus lane on Hamilton Ave, Atlantic Ave, Boreum Place and 4th Ave and make dedicated stops every 10 blocks or so – Wala = Light Rail System for the cost of some paint and some concrete or metal lane barriers.
But that car is older than the early 90’s, isn’t it? Didn’t they paint them those colors for the bicentennial? What line is it from? It looks too long to be a west philly trolley.