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Apr 26, 2013 · Los Angeles owes its existence as a modern metropolis to the railroad. When California became a state in 1850, Los Angeles was just a small frontier town of about 4,000 people dwarfed by the much ...
Oct 5, 2021 · Robert Fishman argues that the city of Los Angeles sacrificed both its mass transit system and the central business district in the 1920s to preserve the city’s suburban ideal. He believes that as congestion intensified, Los Angeles “was forced to adopt a new strategy to preserve” its suburban model.
May 9, 2023 · New Book Uncovers How Car Dealers Shaped Los Angeles and the Auto Industry "Driving Force: Automobiles and the New American City 1900–1930" explains how L.A. became the city of cars. By Brett ...
The history of the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway system begins in the early 1970s, when the traffic-choked region began planning a rapid transit system. The first dedicated busway opened along I-10 in 1973, and the region's first light rail line, the Blue Line (now the A Line) opened in 1990. Today the system includes over 160 miles (260 km ...
Car Culture in Los Angeles Greater L.A.’s symbiotic relationship with the automobile reshaped architecture and the way people lived. The urban environment began reflecting people’s reliance on cars: the shift away from mass transit, the infrastructure built to support cars and how people used them in daily life and commerce, and the increasing distances to which people were moving.
May 19, 2021 · This elaborate shindig didn't mark the debut of a museum or a major university. It was held to celebrate a car lot, the Earle C. Anthony Inc. Packard Dealership and Service Center, to be exact ...
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May 4, 2019 · Fiction writing, film, and even breaking news weave cars into their fabric; the world’s most-watched car chase followed O.J.’s white Bronco on the 405 freeway, while local pizza deliveries ...
