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grue , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) destroying what little public transit there was Hey now, let's not stray into historical revisionism. Make no mistake: there was a lot of public transit back in the early 20th century. For example, here's Atlanta's streetcar map from exactly 100 years ago: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/24/a4/3e/24a43ed098d83318cf3cbd147ef5c904.jpg That's not just a fuck-ton more streetcar (or subway/other rail) routes than Atlanta has now; that was legitimately good coverage of most of the city! Edit: Oh yeah, and that applies to intercity rail too, by the way: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/a9/f0/54a9f0a4593b55fee83853c56d662538.gif Never forget the full breadth and scope of what was stolen from us.
destroying what little public transit there was
Hey now, let's not stray into historical revisionism. Make no mistake: there was a lot of public transit back in the early 20th century. For example, here's Atlanta's streetcar map from exactly 100 years ago:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/24/a4/3e/24a43ed098d83318cf3cbd147ef5c904.jpg
That's not just a fuck-ton more streetcar (or subway/other rail) routes than Atlanta has now; that was legitimately good coverage of most of the city!
Edit: Oh yeah, and that applies to intercity rail too, by the way:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/54/a9/f0/54a9f0a4593b55fee83853c56d662538.gif
Never forget the full breadth and scope of what was stolen from us.