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5th Street-Independence Hall is a station on SEPTA's L line. The station is located at Market Street and 5th Street in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.  History The station was originally built in 1908 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as part of an extension to the Market Street line to Front Street and Chestnut Street. The station was remodeled multiple times, first in the 1950s, then in 1976. Elevators were added sometime around 2010. In 2018, the station was remodeled, and its walls were covered in murals.  Tour The station head-house. 5th Street-Independence Hall is a beautiful station. From everything you can see of it, one can easily tell a  lot  of work went into the station.  Elevator tower New signage. All of the signage at this station has been replaced recently, as have most stations on the L.  Tunnel. Most other L and B stations don't have painted tunnels like this.  Stairs. ...

34th Street is a station on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line located at 34th Street and Market Street in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA.  Tour The station from outside 34th Street is one of the stations on the underground portion of the L, which are all known for having very old parts. You can see its roots in the Paris solution entrance, which all used the same general types of weird metal fencing also used in places like NYC. This is the entrance near the 34th Street Wawa.  Stairs The stairs lead to the station itself, nothing special here. There are no other ways in besides these stairs. 34th Street is one of three stations on the line that are still inaccessible, the other two being 11th and Spring Garden.  I go in and am immediately greeted by this sight: Already, this feels incredibly dated.  Old signboard This is an old signboard that was just left there for decades, most likely....