All Aboard! Philly’s Broad-Ridge Subway

Theme: WHAT NEVER WAS, AND WHAT IS NO MORE.

Event lasts roughly 2 hours. The tour begins near 9th and Market, ends at City Hall. Meet inside the Fashion District lobby on the northwest corner of 9th & Market Sts, across the street from the old post office and courthouse. There's a large plaza in front of the entrance. Bathrooms are available on the lower level.

Jerry Silverman leads us on a tour of the Broad Street and Ridge Avenue Subway lines. Travel the Ridge Spur north to Fern Rock, where the subway actually exits the tunnel. From there, we go south to the NRG station at the stadiums and view the hidden lower level. We wrap up by returning north to the City Hall station to learn about the concourses. Along the way, see old subway cars rusting at Fern Rock Station, ride through ghost stations, and lament the train lines to Cheltenham, Darby, Germantown, Northeast Philly, and others that were never started or completed. Guide Jerry Silverman was born to give this tour. He was the very first rider ever on PATCO as a teenager, and later served as chair of the SEPTA Citizen Advisory Committee.

***PLEASE NOTE*** You will need to purchase one SEPTA fare. If you haven't used SEPTA before, arrive a little early and we'll help get you set up. NO BATHROOMS EN ROUTE.

Hidden City Members, use your promo codes for discounts on tickets!

Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project coordinator Alison Zeidman at azeidman@hiddencityphila.org.