ABC7 News in Los Angeles explored the history of the now-defunct Los Angeles streetcar system, featuring an interview with yours truly.

The piece from reporter Olivia Smith describes how the Pacific Electric Red and Yellow Car electric trolleys shaped development patterns in L.A. at the turn of the last century. It also debunks the myth that car companies destroyed the system.

The modern Los Angeles rail network is now built on some of the old rail rights-of-way from the system, as I discussed in my 2014 book Railtown.