The Race St. Station has a large island platform, as well as complicated trackwork to either end.
Two sets of staircases descend to the platform from the Parkway's landscaped median above.
There is no mezzanine level, and it is unclear as to where fares were to have been collected.
This is a view from one of the staircases looking across the middle of the platform
to the opposite staircase. From this direction, the view is in line with the Parkway alignment,
and Race St. intersects left to right, centered above this location. The staircase at center
descends to never-finished pedestrian concourses to buildings lining the parkway.
This is a view of the east stub track, which ends directly behind the east staircase to the surface.
The Race St. Station is symmetrical, and another stub track is located on the west
side of the platform, ending behind the other staircase in the exact same way.
This is a view of the west stub track. The inbound platform is on the right and outbound
on the left. The inbound and outbound tracks are beyond the edges of the picture. The
staircases to the surface are located about 200ft. east of this point.
A view of the outbound track and platform edge, along the north wall of the station, looking east.
The inbound track along the south wall is occupied by the ubiquitous water main.
Looking down at the never-finished concourse to nearby buildings.
In this photo the stairs look very small, but judging by the skid, it looks like
the staircases are 10ft. wide.
At either end of the station, the subway is 3 tracks wide.
This photo was taken west of the station, looking towards it, with the outbound track
at left, the center stub in the middle, and the inbound track (and water main) at right.
Looking east, between the Race St. Station and the Plum St. turn.
Provisions for a passing siding along the north side of the station visible at
left. Another platform might have been intended for this siding.
Standing near Walnut St., looking west back towards the Race St. Station.
The opposite end of the passing siding can be seen at center.
The stubs down Walnut St. are at right, and the single track Y and
water main are at left.
The Walnut St. stubs end at this brick wall. The Race St. station is 2 blocks west.
No work was ever done on the crucial Walnut St. tunnel. The
8th/9th St. station was to have been located 2 blocks south of this point, and
the Fountain Square Station 8 blocks from this point.
Hopple St. Tunnel portals. I-75 visible at left. The Wooden gate have been torn down and construction is in place to seal it off with cement.
At the dead-end, looking back towards the portals.
This room at the north end of the platform stretches almost to the
platform edge.
Looking up the sidewalk staircase.
This water filling the outbound tube near the Linn St. station
is about 18" deep
Looking up one set of the inbound platform's staircases.
The other set has been sealed off at the bottom.
Looking east, the subway is three tracks wide at this point.
I hope you enjoyed these rare photos.
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I am also wondering... who does it belong to now? Still the State?