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==Passenger trains== |
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Huntingdon Valley had regularly scheduled passenger train service until January 14, 1983 via [[SEPTA]]'s [[Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line]]; service ended due to failing [[Budd Rail Diesel Car|diesel train equipment]] |
Huntingdon Valley had regularly scheduled passenger train service until January 14, 1983 via [[SEPTA]]'s [[Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line]]; service ended due to failing [[Budd Rail Diesel Car|diesel train equipment]] . Although rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown [[Bustitution|shuttle bus]], patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999. [[Image:Huntingdon valley1982.jpg|thumb|325px|left|Fox Chase-bound train departs Huntingdon Valley Station in April 1982. Service ceased in January 1983.]] With no rail or bus service, residents have had to use either the [[Fox Chase (SEPTA station)|Fox Chase]] train station or the [[Bethayres (SEPTA station)|Bethayres]] train station when traveling to [[Center City Philadelphia]]. |
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In the ensuing years, there has been interest in resuming the long-dormant passenger service. In September 2009, the [[Southampton, Pennsylvania|Southampton-based]] [[Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition]] (PA-TEC) began discussions with township officials along the railway, as well as SEPTA officials, about the realistic possibility of resuming even minimal passenger service to relieve traffic congestion in the region. |
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==Valley Swim Club== |
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In July 2009, a nationally publicized incident occurred at the Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley. A group of mostly [[African-American]] children from a day care center were removed from the club due to the children's race. On July 15, 2009, the day care center successfully filed a federal [[civil rights]] lawsuit against the club.<ref name="lawsuit">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/swim.club.problems/|title="Day care center to sue swim club over civil rights"|accessdate=2009-07-15|publisher=CNN|year=2009|author=Susan Candiotti }}</ref> In September 2009, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission found [[probable cause]] that racism was involved.<ref>{{cite news | title = Commission penalizes swim club in Pennsylvania racism complaint | url = http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/23/pennsylvania.swim.racism/ | publisher = CNN | date = 2009-09-23 | accessdate = 2009-10-02 |
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}}</ref> The swim club filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 15, 2009, and has since gone out of business.<ref> |
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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20091115_Valley_Club_to_file_for_bankruptcy.html</ref> United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge Steven Raslavich has jurisdiction over the case and the assets of the club are being administered by United States Trustee Terry P. Dershaw. Financial documents were filed on December 1, 2009.<ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/70350037.html</ref> The Valley Swim Club was sold at auction for $ 1.46 million on Thursday, 13 May 2010.<ref>{{cite news | title = Swim club Pa. Accused of race bias Sold at auction | url = http://noticias.aol.com/articulos/_a/pa-swim-club-accused-of-race-bias-sold/n20100513225109990009?ecid=RSS0001| publisher = AOL | date = 2010-05-15}} </ref> |
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==Forest Hills Cemetery== |
==Forest Hills Cemetery== |
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Revision as of 23:26, 8 June 2014
Huntingdon Valley is a village, as well as a suburban mailing address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland Township and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in a small section of Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania bordering the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
The Lady Washington Inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The region saw early settlements and mills along the Pennypack Creek.
Living standards
Originally referred to as "Goosetown,"[2] Huntingdon Valley boasts some of the highest standards of living in the Greater Philadelphia area with 90% of the Township being single-dwelling homes and having one of the highest per capita incomes in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[3]
Lorimer Park
Located within Huntingdon Valley is Lorimer Park, 213 acres (0.86 km2) of woods and meadows connected to Pennypack Park of the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia County. The park borders Fox Chase Farm, one of the two remaining active farms in Philadelphia County.
School districts
Students in Huntingdon Valley attend one of several school districts, including Lower Moreland Township School District, comprising Pine Road Elementary School, Murray Avenue School (formerly Lower Moreland Middle School), and Lower Moreland High School; Upper Moreland School District; and Abington School District, comprising seven elementary schools, Abington Junior High School, and Abington Senior High School. Also, residents that live in Bucks County attend Centennial School District.
Passenger trains
Huntingdon Valley had regularly scheduled passenger train service until January 14, 1983 via SEPTA's Fox Chase-Newtown Rapid Transit Line; service ended due to failing diesel train equipment resulting in low ridership. Although rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999.
With no rail or bus service, residents have had to use either the Fox Chase train station or the Bethayres train station when traveling to Center City Philadelphia.
In the ensuing years, there has been interest in resuming the long-dormant passenger service. In September 2009, the Southampton-based Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition (PA-TEC) began discussions with township officials along the railway, as well as SEPTA officials, about the realistic possibility of resuming even minimal passenger service to relieve traffic congestion in the region.
Valley Swim Club
In July 2009, a nationally publicized incident occurred at the Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley. A group of mostly African-American children from a day care center were removed from the club due to the children's race. On July 15, 2009, the day care center successfully filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the club.[4] In September 2009, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission found probable cause that racism was involved.[5] The swim club filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 15, 2009, and has since gone out of business.[6] United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge Steven Raslavich has jurisdiction over the case and the assets of the club are being administered by United States Trustee Terry P. Dershaw. Financial documents were filed on December 1, 2009.[7] The Valley Swim Club was sold at auction for $ 1.46 million on Thursday, 13 May 2010.[8]
Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery in Huntingdon Valley is the resting place of World War II figure Jack Agnew, loosely the inspiration of the novel and film, The Dirty Dozen.[9]
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is located in Huntingdon Valley.
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ umha.com
- ^ Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA
- ^ Susan Candiotti (2009). ""Day care center to sue swim club over civil rights"". CNN. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Commission penalizes swim club in Pennsylvania racism complaint". CNN. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20091115_Valley_Club_to_file_for_bankruptcy.html
- ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/70350037.html
- ^ "Swim club Pa. Accused of race bias Sold at auction". AOL. 2010-05-15.
- ^ "John "Jack" Agnew dies at 88; his World War II unit inspired The Dirty Dozen". The Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2010. April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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