jan 1, 1911 - Enhance transportation with the Red Car system
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AM: The Pacific Electric Railway, known as the "Red Car" system, enhances transportation and suburban growth in the San Fernando Valley. The 19-mile street car line stretched from Los Angeles along Chandler Boulevard from what is now North Hollywood. The line traveled from Van Nuys Boulevard to Sherman Way then added transition to Reseda and Canoga Park.Remembering the Red Car: What Southern California “light rail” looked like in 1911 and decades thereafter. (2018, June 29). Daily News. https://www.dailynews.com/2018/06/29/remembering-the-red-car-what-southern-california-light-rail-looked-like-in-1911-and-decades-thereafter/
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Date:
jan 1, 1911
Now
~ 114 years ago