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| Darby Transportation Center/ Buttonwood Park | ||||||||||||||||
| The new Darby Transportation Center was put into service on August 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Next door is Buttonwood Park, named after the famous Buttonwood Hotel (below) which stood on the corner of 9th and Main. |
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| Walkway between Main and MacDade | ||||||||||||||||
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| The Buttonwood Hotel, from a painting by Evans in the collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||
| Along the walkway six historical markers generously provided by SEPTA describe various aspects of Darby history. The signs were designed by a very talented graphic artist named Greg Prichard | ||||||||||||||||
| Sign near 1904 trolley bridge | ||||||||||||||||
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| A history of trolleys | ||||||||||||||||
| Darby Greenways | ||||||||||||||||
| 1904 Iron Bridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical Marker Signs *John Drew's Jitney Srevice and the Darby Hilldales *Darby and the Desegregation of Philadelphia Streetcars *Darby: Transportation Hub *Early Darby *Darby and the Underground Railroad *1904 Warren Pony-Truss Trolley Bridge |
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