Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
Way back when, LA did have a very good trolly system. Some large companies bought out the trolly system and shut it down so they could sell more... That is if you believe the history according some "historians". Not sure who to believe these days.
Same here. We had the Key System, a network of electric trains before BART that went almost anywhere and everywhere. The system was "killed off" by the tire industry promoting busses and cars according to "historians" and elder locals I've talked to including my folks.

I found some cute posters of the era in a used book store promoting how busses and cars would revolutionize transportation here. These show happy people driving to work.

Wish they could see my hour long 20 mile commute. Thank G** for BART.

http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/media...-the-East-Bay/