stanzback.bsky.social
Britain's Whitest Boy, humanities enthusiast, in charge of the Steering Committee to Elect the Ghost of Senator McGovern 2028. He/him homosexual. A fool says something, a wise person waits until they have something to say. I am not a wise person.
👤 Joined on 23 July 2026
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@stanzback.bsky.socialnew S(ubstack)-Bahn post: within 12 years after the end of WWII, the streetcar networks of San Francisco and Oakland were swept away for buses and the promised Bay Area Rapid Transit train. I take a deep look into the local political economy that helped found BART, Muni, and AC Transit as we know it
Show PostOne central question I tried to explore in this history post on the creation of Bay Area public transit was why and how the expansive streetcar networks of San Francisco and Oakland were virtually eliminated between 1945 and 1958. San Francisco had 34 streetcar routes and Oakland had nine in 1945. 🧵
Show Postwe already had a perfectly good vehicle with a fan system.
Show PostMy French uncle had one of these. I got to ride in it as a kid. Super cool.
Show PostVisit Glasgow in winter. You certainly will not regret visiting Glasgow in winter
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