I Love the Bay Area

I was looking at the Wikipedia entry for the old Key System, the old light-rail system that existed in the East Bay from 1900 until the 1950s. There, I found an old movie from 1945 called The March of Progress that has a great 20 minute film on the history of the Bay Area as seen through transportation. Well worth it. It looks like there was an old line that used to go right near my house.

Ed: Thanks to Eric Steuer at Wired for reminding me of this. I’m going to try this starting tomorrow. SF Chronicle ; January 31, 2005 This is the one line people actually like to stand in. Or park in, for that matter. Every weekday morning, mostly in the East Bay, you see them lined up like lemmings — sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks and the odd sports car, creeping along the curb. Coming up the sidewalk toward them, dressed for the…