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The Market-Frankford Line
Celebrates 100 Years
On March 4th, 2007,
SEPTA celebrated
the centennial of the
Market Street
Elevated |
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As a token of appreciation for its many loyal customers, SEPTA provided free Market-Frankford Line train service between noon and 5 p.m.
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| 1234 Market, Sunday, March 4, 2007 |
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| Cutting the birthday cake. L-R: Karen Rae, PA Deputy Secretary of Transportation; SEPTA General Manager Faye Moore; James S. Simpson, Administrator, Federal Transportation Administration; and Paul Levy, President & CEO, Center City District. |
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| An exhibit on the El's history at 1234 Market. |
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| 100th Anniversary | This made it easy for a larger-than-expected crowd to get to the birthday party at SEPTA Headquarters, 1234 Market Street. Legendary DJ Jerry Blavat acted as host. Families enjoyed a magician, a balloon artist, jugglers, and a coloring station. They could commemorate the event by signing one of 12 specially made oversized birthday cards or trying a slice of a sizable anniversary cake.
The “El” has been an essential component in the history of Philadelphia. The City’s oldest high speed line debuted on March 4, 1907, with service operating through West Philadelphia on elevated tracks before continuing through Center City in a tunnel. More than 50 photos from those early days to the present time are now on display in a 12-panel exhibit at 1234 Market. A replica of the first El train, hand-made by SEPTA’s James Sparkman, was also on display.
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Rev. Dr. Olivia S. Henry delivered the invocation.
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 | SEPTA General Manager Faye Moore was joined at the celebration by State Representatives Harold James and James Roebuck, City Councilman Frank Rizzo, PA Deputy Secretary of Transportation Karen Rae, Federal Transportation Administration representatives James Simpson and Herman Shipman, Center City District President & CEO Paul R. Levy, and Rev. Dr. Olivia S. Henry, a 100-year-old Philadelphia resident. Blavat also acted as special emcee at the event.
Councilman Rizzo presented SEPTA with a special resolution recognizing 100 years of subway-elevated service in Philadelphia.
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