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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)

Broad Street Station (Philadelphia)

Broad Street Station at Broad and Market streets in Philadelphia was the primary passenger terminal for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in the city from December 1881 until the 1950s. Located directly west of Philadelphia City Hall, the site is now occupied by the northwest section of Dilworth Park and the office towers of Penn Center. It was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company and extended significantly by Frank Furness.