Before the Freeways, Los Angeles had The Red Car
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Before Los Angeles was known for cars, it was an innovator in rapid mass transit.
In the beginning, there was the car. For decades the Pacific Electric trolley system shuttled Angelenos with the motto "Live in the country. Work in the city." Before Los Angeles was known for cars, it was instead an innovator in rapid mass transit.
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Before the Freeways, Los Angeles had The Red Car
Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
In the beginning, there was the car. For decades the Pacific Electric trolley system shuttled Angelenos with the motto "Live in the country. Work in the city." Before Los Angeles was known for cars, it was instead an innovator in rapid mass transit.
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