The Great Red Car Conspiracy
99% Invisible
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This Is 99% Invisible
Eric Molensky is an independent producer in New York City. He spent 10 years in Los Angeles, where he heard a fabled story about the city's transportation system. The Red Car was this trolley that covered the entire city; then Ford or GM bought it and had it dismantled. After World War II, either Ford or GM built these horrible freeway system which created gridlock of today.
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