oppie turned on the Etch-A-Sketch and wrote:
> The Pacific Electric railways were torn out and most of the neighboring
> property owners grabbed the land back so that it is now impossible to run
> any mass transit system along them (such as bus ways, new electric
> trolleys, or monorails). Â* Typical Los Angeles short-sightedness.
Actually...
....If you look back, the PE red cars were losing money big time. They were
on life-support from the '20s and by the '30s were simply existing (similar
to Amtrak) on government funds.
No one was crying when they went.
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