The Beechwood–Brookline station was pivotal in the development of the Beechwood and Brookline neighborhoods in Haverford Township, both of which are examples of early 20th century
streetcar suburbs. Beechwood Park opened in 1907 as the first stop north of the
Philadelphia and Western Railroad southern terminus. The railroad opened
Beechwood Amusement Park adjacent to the site to attract patrons. It cost $200,000 to construct, or $6.7 million in equivalent purchasing power in 2025. Attractions of the park included a double wire act, a Venetian gondola, carrousel, roller coaster, merry-go-round, hippodrome, pony track, a "moving picture show", shooting gallery, miniature railway, double trapeze, acrobats and aerialists, and a circus of trained Scotch collie dogs. The opulently run park quickly ran into financial difficulties, losing $700 a week, or $23,494 in equivalent 2025 dollars, by July 1907. The financial woes of the park were blamed on "bad weather and some features of the management". It was sold at auction on January 19, 1909, to a sole bidder who was "anxious to secure the property to save the expense of foreclosure proceedings". The remnants are within sight of the station, a lone buttress or foundation that sticks out upon a hill overlooking the station. == Gallery ==