Ahh, such optimism in 1985! Check out this oh-so-aged filmstrip from 23 years ago (!) mapping out the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD)'s plans for rapid transit. Groundbreaking for the first rail project (the blue line) took place the following year. METRO RAIL: THE FUTURE IS NOW!
Before we get to the video, a few highlights:
The 150-mile rail system, as originally envisioned.
The Red Line subway, as originally envisioned -- before the Ross Dress for Less methane explosion in the Fairfax District. Ahh, what coulda been! (Seriously -- the subway would have passed right next to my office.)
The subway's various stations, as originally conceived.
And now, the video. Put on your time machine goggles -- I'd forgotten that such dry filmstrips were still being produced in the mid-80s.
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