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This article reminds me of stories my grandfather had told me about how amazing the red car system was in Los Angeles and how buses replaced and ruined the syst
by axiomdata316 7y ago
This article reminds me of stories my grandfather had told me about how amazing the red car system was in Los Angeles and how buses replaced and ruined the system. The red car originally went from Los Angeles and ended all the way down to the end of the Peninsula in Newport Beach Orange County. Today if you go to the Pavilion in Newport Beach California you can see the end of the line portion that would rotate the red car. At the time I thought my grandfather was just talking about the good old days but this article gave me some good context on a good system ruined.
- chrisbrandow 7y agoMy dad used to take the red car from pasadena to Newport. Every boomer male that I know who grew up in LA perks up at the mention of the red car.
- capableweb 7y agoI didn't know what "Red Car" refered to, quick search shows it's a nickname for "LA Pacific Electric", basically trams that were in the greater LA area. Found this nice interactive map over the lines, in case someone else is also curious https://sharemap.org/public/Los_Angeles_Pacific_Electric_Railways_(Red_Cars)#!webgl https://sharemap.org/public/Los_Angeles_Pacific_Electric_Rai...
- sroussey 7y agoI just get a blank screen with an ad. :/ iOS 13
- mrpippy 7y agoSeal Beach still has an original red car set up as a museum right next to Main St.