Have you heard that L.A. used to have “the best public transportation system in the world”? Or that it was destroyed as part of a conspiracy? Well, let’s set the record straight. In this episode, John explains the real reasons why our streetcars were torn up and debunks some of the myths that have formed around our transit history.

Cover image of Pacific Electric cars awaiting destruction on Terminal Island, courtesy of the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library Special Collections (link), cc-by-4.0