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Friendship Heights
Friendship Heights is a Washington Metro station on the western half of the Red Line. It straddles the border of Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland at the 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest; two of the five exits sit on the Maryland side of Western Avenue whereas the other three exit into the District.
The station serves the upscale neighborhoods of Chevy Chase and Friendship Heights. The area is a major retail shopping and broadcast media district.
The station also serves as a bus depot linking Montgomery County Transit's Ride-On bus system with the Washington Metro. It is directly adjacent to the Western Division Metrobus garage on 44th Street and Harrison Street, NW.
Service to Friendship Heights began on August 25, 1984 when the Red Line inaugurated service to Grosvenor.
At the Western Avenue entrance, four separate street entrances come together in a common room, allowing riders to access a set of three escalators that go to the platform. One entrance is located at a side entrance to the lobby of an entrance to the C-level of Mazza Gallerie that has access to Western Avenue. Another entrance offers direct access to Chevy Chase Pavilion. The last entrance offers access to Wisconsin Avenue. In addition, a tunnel under Western Ave and directly into The Shops at Wisconsin Place is currently being built. A second entrance, at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Jenifer Street NW, is elevator-only, with four elevators servicing the station's south mezzanine.
Description: Friendship Heights (Washington Metro) article from the English Wikipedia (GFDL)
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Pumpkin-shell ceiling in a room between the street and the mezzanine level of Friendship Heights station. This room literally sits on the District line, with two of the exits going to Maryland, and two to DC. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Escalator to mezzanine level, Western Avenue entrance. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Mezzanine level, Western Avenue side. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: Inbound view of Friendship Heights station, as seen from the escalator on the Western Avenue mezzanine. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: Station name plaque along with directional signs indicating which way to go to reach the Western Avenue and Jenifer Street entrances. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: Inbound side of the platform, facing outbound end of station. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Elevators at Jenifer Street entrance. The Jenifer Street entrance has no escalators. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Station entrance pylon, Western Avenue entrance, adjacent to Mazza Gallerie. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Station name in letters against a non-standard tile background. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2005-11-09 Comments: One of the station entrance pylons for the Western Avenue entrance. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2005-11-09 Comments: Station entrance pylon, Jenifer Street entrance. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2005-11-09 Comments: Mezzanine for Jenifer Street entrance. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2005-11-09 Comments: Platform and tracks as seen from the Jenifer Street mezzanine. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2006-11-07 Comments: Closed entrance due to renovations at the adjacent Mazza Gallerie shopping mall. |
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Location: Friendship Heights Date: 2006-11-07 Comments: Entrance nearest to (then-closed) Hecht's store. |
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