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Olney (/ ˈ ɒ l n i / or locally / ˈ ɒ l ən i /) is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia. It is roughly bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard to the south, Tacony Creek to the east, Godfrey Avenue to the north, and the railroad right-of-way west of 7th Street to the west.
Olney station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Mascher Street and Tabor Road in the Olney neighborhood, it serves the Fox Chase Line. The station has a 61-space parking lot. In FY 2013, it had a weekday average of 158 boardings and 156 alightings. [2]
Olney Transportation Center is located near Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, La Salle University, Central High School, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls. The Olney neighborhood is a short distance east of the center; the center's name derives from Olney Avenue, which runs through both Olney and Logan. It is the second-most ...
The Broad Street platforms at Fern Rock Transportation Center opened in 1956, when the line was extended north from the original northern terminus at Olney Terminal by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) and the City of Philadelphia. Fern Rock Transportation Center also hosts the yard and maintenance facilities for the Broad Street ...
The Olney Charter High School, formerly the Aspira Charter School at Olney, [2] and Olney High School, is a public high school that is located in the Olney section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously part of the School District of Philadelphia , it was subsequently a charter high school ; however, it reverted to a public high school ...
The Route 6 trolley, c. 1970s The Route 6 trolley in Cheltenham Township As one of the newer trolleys to be adopted by SEPTA, the Route 6 trolley was established by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) in 1907, although some sources [1] claim it was established in 1924, as the Glenside Line between the Willow Grove Depot and the City Line and Ogontz Avenue via Limekiln Pike.
The area was once part of the plantation of James Logan, adviser to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. [1] Modern transportation formed the community: the Broad Street subway, which opened in 1928, and a thriving network of streetcar and bus routes, allowed development of what was then considered one of the earliest suburban communities in Philadelphia, though the area is considered urban ...
Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia, is a section of Philadelphia that is immediately north of North Philadelphia and south of Cheltenham. It is an area that consists of the now defunct township that was called " Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ".