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204 Haverford Avenue†

Elm Station/Narberth Station

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1870Built by
1967Building no longer standing†

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3-story stone building with wood extension built on hillside next to train station shelter
Narberth station, late 1960s, shortly before demolition, from the west. Photos by Jean Goldsborough
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Hangout of Louts and Sluts. Main Line Chronicle July 13, 1967
Transcription

Boarding Up of Station Is Ordered

Hangout of Louts and Sluts; Wave of Burglaries

Narberth Borough Council President Joseph F. Tripician gave orders this week to board up the north side waiting room at the Pennsylvania Railroad station, rendezvous for beatniks and loiterers at all hours of the night.

For months the station waiting room, though padlocked, has been a trouble spot. Beatniks break the padlock and take possession, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights, according to Council President Tripician. They hole up there with their liquor, their pot and their girls until dislodged by the police. The walls of the Victorian building are covered with their obscene scrawls.

Updated September 28, 2023.

U. S. Census

Census Name Relation Age Own Race Marital Birthplace Business Trade Apt # Note
1880William G Smick Self33WhiteMarriedPennsylvaniaR R Clerk
Emma Cole Smick Wife31WhiteMarriedPennsylvaniaKeeping House
William Glentworth Smick Jr. Son7WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Maurice Tindall Smick page includes an essaySon4WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Richard Lloyd Smick Son0WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Edward K Cole Brother-in-law26WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaR R Clerk
Thomas Cole Brother-in-law23WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaClerk In Store
Mary Malholland 40WhiteSingleIreland
1910Jeremiah Charles Casey page includes an essayHead37RentWhiteMarriedPennsylvaniaRailroadAgent
Caroline T Casey Wife33WhiteMarriedPennsylvania
David C Casey Son4WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Grace M Casey Daughter2WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Anna R Quigley Sister-in-law27WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaPrivate familyHousekeeper
1920Edward P Shea Head40RentWhiteMarriedIrelandRailroadSignalman
Elizabeth Shea Wife35WhiteMarriedPennsylvania
J Paul Shea Son17WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaDrugstoreClerk
Francis J Shea Son15WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaHouseCarpenter Apprentice
Helen M Shea Daughter12WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Edward Shea Son10WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Elizabeth Shea Daughter7WhiteSinglePennsylvania
James Shea Son3WhiteSinglePennsylvania
Frank Demere Boarder21WhiteSinglePennsylvaniaRailroadRepairman

No census records found 1900–1950.

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