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Bala Cynwyd (/ ˌ b æ l ə ˈ k ɪ n w ʊ d / BAL-ə KIN-wuud) [a] is a community and census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in Southeastern Pennsylvania and borders the western edge of Philadelphia at U.S. Route 1 (City Avenue).
Cynwyd station (SEPTA), a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA; Cynwyd railway station (Wales), a former railway station in Cynwyd, Denbighshire, Wales; Other: Cynwyd of Alt Clut, or Cinuit (6th century), possible ruler of Alt Clut in modern-day Scotland; Cynwyd Forest Quarry, a protected area in Denbighshire, Wales
A branch line of the Main Line (currently known as SEPTA's Cynwyd Line) extended to the communities now known as Bala and Cynwyd (via Wynnefield Station in Philadelphia), then proceeded to the West Laurel Hill Cemetery, where there was once a station, and crossed back into Philadelphia over the Schuylkill River via the famous Manayunk Bridge.
Bala station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Located near the intersection of Bala Avenue and City Avenue ( US 1 ), it serves the Cynwyd Line . [ 4 ] The station includes a parking lot at the northwest corner of the City Avenue bridge over the railroad tracks.
Many women's clubs made the creation of public libraries an important part of their mission. The Woman's Club of Bala Cynwyd was formed with the main initial purpose of creating of a public library in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. [182] In Colorado, women's clubs established "traveling libraries" in conjunction with the state government. [183]
The Manayunk Bridge (also known as the Manayunk Viaduct, Pencoyd Viaduct, and Schuylkill River Railroad Bridge [1]) is an S-shaped former railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River, Schuylkill Canal and Schuylkill Expressway, that connects Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County and the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Surrounding neighborhoods include Bala Cynwyd to the north, Wynnefield Heights and Belmont Village to the east, Parkside to the south, and Overbrook to the west. [1] Its main commercial arteries are North 54th Street, Bryn Mawr Avenue (2200 block), and City Avenue. It is the home of the television station WPHL-TV (PHL 17).
The Lower Merion Academy school bell in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, cast by McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore in 1888 and rededicated in 1976. The Lower Merion Academy/Lower Merion Benevolent School building was built in 1812, and is a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, stuccoed stone building with cupola in the Federal style.