Park Avenue | |||||||||||
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| Charlotte Trolley Heritage Streetcar station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Park Avenue Charlotte, North Carolina United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′51.4″N 80°51′25.4″W / 35.214278°N 80.857056°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Charlotte Area Transit System | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 30, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Closed | February 6, 2006 | ||||||||||
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Park Avenue was a heritage streetcar station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The former at-grade side platform, which was located next to Park Avenue, was a stop for the Charlotte Trolley in South End and nearby Dilworth neighborhood.
History
The station began operations on August 30, 1996. Consisting of a platform area along the track, the station operated Thursday through Sunday and then daily on June 28, 2004. After nearly a decade of service, the station was permanently closed on February 6, 2006.The relocation of Bland Street and the already close proximity of East/West Boulevard made Park Avenue redundant and thus unnecessary. By end of 2006, the side platform and structure was razed; what remains at the former location are some brick and concrete foundation and a stone pattern walkway connecting to Park Avenue.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Charlotte Trolley". June 26, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Streetcar Systems - North Carolina". Railway Preservation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Charlotte, NC". APTA Streetcar and Heritage Trolley Site. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ↑ Coto, DaNica (February 6, 2006). "History on Hiatus: Trolley makes last run for a year". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 3B.