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In its last full year of operation, 1950, 14th Place served 57,484 riders, a decline of 42.47 percent from the 99,926 in 1949. For the part of 1951 it was open, the station had a ridership of 40,752. Its 1951 performance made it the lowest-ridership station on the branch except for
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