# Event Details - **Event Name**: Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Love exploring subway history? Then this tour is for you.About this EventTheme: WHAT IS, WAS, and NEVER WAS.Meet inside 30th Street Station at the angel statue on the east side of the main hall. Bathrooms are nearby. Event lasts roughly 2 hours. Begins at 30th Street Amtrak Station, ends at 69th Street Terminal.Love exploring subway history? Then this tour is for you.After meeting at the angel statue, we will walk outside the station to understand the reason for submerging the original elevated structure back in the 1950s. After riding the underground trolley eastbound, we see where the El originally circled City Hall. Continuing on the Market-Frankford Subway/El east, we emerge from the subway at Spring Garden Station and learn about the elevated line that went directly to Penn’s Landing 100 years ago. Returning west, we end at the enormous, multi-modal 69th Street Terminal filled with subways, trolleys, buses, and interurbans.Guide Jerry Silverman was born to give this tour. He was the very first rider ever on PATCO as a teenager and later the chair of the SEPTA Citizen Advisory Committee.***PLEASE NOTE*** You will need to purchase one SEPTA fare during the tour. NO BATHROOMS EN ROUTE.Hidden City Members, use your promo codes for discounts on tickets!Questions, concerns, conundrums? Contact Hidden City project director Pete Woodall at pwoodall@hiddencityphila.org. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/doors-are-closing-phillys-elevated-trains-and-trolleys/100001991630623809 - **Event Categories**: meetups, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: 30th Street Station, east end at the “Angel Statue” - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.51, max: 28.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Philadelphia - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: 30th Street Station, east end at the “Angel Statue” - **lat**: 39.9557799 - **long**: -75.1819683 - **full address**: 30th Street Station, east end at the “Angel Statue”, 2955 Market St., Philadelphia, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/78d7742c9729b6a7b62963b2b915660621e72ef2d84354856e9b38222f0845d9-rimg-w1200-h605-dc777362-gmir.jpg?v=1781323330 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys being held? - **A:** Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys takes place on Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 30th Street Station, east end at the Angel Statue , 2955 Market St., Philadelphia, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys? - **A:** Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys is organized by Hidden City Philadelphia. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Doors Are Closing! 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We also delve deeply into architecture, urbanism, photography, public art, city life and Philly history.\r\nOur Hidden City Tours aim to change the way local folks look at familiar places, and to illuminate Philadelphia’s often neglected post-colonial history. Tours range from members-only visits inside extraordinary sites such as the vacant Red Bell Brewery, to walking tours that explore places such as Mt. Moriah Cemetery, the Lost Jewish Quarter, and Subterranean Philadelphia. \r\nOur Story\r\nHidden City Philadelphia grew out of founder Thaddeus Squire’s interest in exploring old estates, churches and factories. He went on to create the Hidden City Festival, which featured site-specific contemporary art and performances at nine obscure or abandoned places, including the Met Opera House and Disston Saw Works. A second festival was held in 2013. Today, Hidden City is a non-profit organization that remains dedicated to connecting local residents to Philadelphia and its history. \r\nMembership: \r\nHidden City Philadelphia relies on the generous support of our members to help fund our journalism. Your support goes directly to pay the writers, photographers and editors of the Hidden City Daily. \r\n \r\nAs a member of Hidden City, you’ll not only support our reporting, you’ll also receive various perks, including discounts on all our tours, invites to members-only tours and, at higher levels, complimentary tickets. If you enjoy reading the Daily, please consider becoming a member today--let's keep exploring Philadelphia together! \r\n \r\nHidden City Philadelphia is a project of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, our fiscal sponsor. CultureTrust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. \r\n " } ] } ] ```