Topic

LA Public Transportation

Instructions

Discuss the article in the link below:

https://timeline.com/these-photos-show-that-car-crazy-los-angeles-was-once-a-public-transportation-paradise-f1db75e69c58

Answer preview

The article and the pictures clearly show that Los Angeles was once a public transport hub, until everybody bought a car. The article points out how this seemingly noble idea that was meant to show progress ended being a curse. The streets became gridlocked, there was so much traffic that roads were expanded, then made short and cut altogether. The first concept that the article brings about is the symbol concept, this is the idea that something signifies something else. In this case, owning a car was seen as a status symbol.

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