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Also, the most famous example of streetcars that were "killed" by GM was the Pacific Electric cars in the LA metro area. These weren't really public transit but
by jhbadger 3y ago
Also, the most famous example of streetcars that were "killed" by GM was the Pacific Electric cars in the LA metro area. These weren't really public transit but were owned by a company that also owned land for development. They built the streetcar networks to raise the value of the land (because in the early 20th century before widespread car ownership, people needed a way out to the land whether it was housing or commercial). Once the land was sold and developed, there wasn't much point in a company investing money in the system and it began to decay. I have an old LA guidebook from the 1930s and it even suggests avoiding the streetcars and taking a taxi instead because of the streetcar system's unreliability.
- mulmen 3y agoIt’s not a Michelin guide by any means is it? Or otherwise provided by a party with a conflict of interest.
- jhbadger 3y agoIt's actually one of the FWP American Guides -- this was a New Deal US government program to employ unemployed writers and journalists to create a series of travel guides in the late 1930s. I have collected several from used book stores and they are fun to compare with current books to see what things of interest are still there after nearly a century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guide_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Guide_Series
- mulmen 3y agoNeat! Never heard of this.