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captain queeg

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2. Street cars were very common back then, most every city had them

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sun Apr 9, 2023, 06:49 PM

Apr 2023

But the auto industry did a very good job of marketing and took over transportation. I often wonder if the trillions of dollars spent on cars went into public transportation how much better off we’d be.

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street cars . market street sanfransco cal. 6 days before the 1906 earthquake. [View all] AllaN01Bear Apr 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Apr 2023 #1

Street cars were very common back then, most every city had them captain queeg Apr 2023 #2

I can't imagine navigating that. How about a autonomous tesla.... erronis Apr 2023 #3

I can't imagine. Our ancestors. Srkdqltr Apr 2023 #4

when my grandpa used to whine for the good old days my grandma would say msongs Apr 2023 #5

Cool, my grandfather was there ThoughtCriminal Apr 2023 #6

Amazing amount of automobiles for 1906. roamer65 Apr 2023 #7

Surprised by how many automobiles are on the streets unc70 Apr 2023 #8

2 years before the Ford Model T. sl8 Apr 2023 #9

I'm amazed it was that modern for the times bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #10

AllaN01Bear............. Upthevibe Apr 2023 #11

The souped-up cars cruising the blvd, weaving in and out of traffic. keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #12

The amazing thing is that building at the end of the street Mr.Bill Apr 2023 #13

New York and Phila have similar videos. BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #14

Very cool, thanks...at the 11:10 mark on the right side of the pic, two people in capes like or Eliot Rosewater Apr 2023 #15

Hate the colorization and added sound Retrograde Apr 2023 #16