GENERAL ELECTRIC 1952 MASS TRANSIT, TRAFFIC JAMS & FREEWAYS TROLLEY CARS & BUSES XD14384

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Made by Academy Productions, this gorgeous color film "Going Places" is about the problem of traffic congestion, and the necessity of having a good public transit system in an urban environment. Copyright is 1952 and it was produced by General Electric, which hoped to use it to promote electric transit vehicles including trolley buses and trolley cars. At the time, urban transit systems such as Los Angeles' famous Red Car streetcar system were under threat from gasoline powered buses, and new freeway construction and the availability of personal car ownership threatened the idea of mass transit. These factors certainly were motivating factors in the production of this film -- which incidentally seems as relevant today as it did when it was made.

Opening titles: A More Power to America Presentation - Going Places (:08). A PCC type electric trolley car or streetcar rumbles by (:41). The trolley, which seems to be in Washington D.C. livery, appears to be headed to Glen Echo's Kiddieland Park in Maryland. Children play in the street (:52). Two children crash their bikes together and start a fight and two teachers break it up (:58). Two teachers leave school and get into their cars (1:35). Cars drive home and a traffic signal reads STOP and a car rear ends another (1:43). Two men get out of their cars and argue (1:55). A man crosses the street while reading a newspaper and doesn’t notice that he is almost hit by multiple cars (2:19). Cars, motorcycle police, a man drops groceries, a little girl jumps rope - everything stops and goes in reverse (2:30). Animation shows a tree fall as the forests are cleared; a village becomes developed (3:23). The Horseless Carriage aka the automobile (3:59). Cars lined up in heavy traffic (4:34). Car drives by fog; car takes a turn on a scenic road with snow around (4:38). A couple and their little girl clean a car with sponges (4:54). A huge traffic jam coming off a bridge in New York City (5:03). The modern Prudential office building on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles (5:31). Aerial shot of a jammed parking lot (5:37). A man drafts up parking plans (5:46). Construction of Los Angeles' Hollywood Freeway, the 101. (6:03). Jammed city streets and highways (6:08). Jackhammer (6:21). Traffic jams along the waterfront in New York City (6:31). A police officer writes a ticket (7:16). Animation shows where people go and how to get them home again (7:33). Animation of cars in a traffic jam outside of a tall building (7:57). Practicality of trolley bus demonstrated via animation (8:20). A modern streetcar shown via animation (8:34). Four track system of interurban PCC type trolley car trains (8:48). A San Francisco bus with destination sign for the Castro (9:21). A PCC trolley car pulls up, tokens dropped into a fare box, bus starts to go with people (9:31). A city planner looks over a map of Washington, D.C. (9:55). Trolley cars pass each other in cities. Traffic supervisor watches a bus and radios in (10:22). G.M. bus goes down a suburban street and a Los Angeles Railway PCC is shown (10:45). High speed train in the city (11:08). Trained people review a map and another man looks at equipment (11:18). A bus is cleaned (11:40). Hollywood type trolley car (11:55). A dispatcher works at his signal board (11:57). Electric power plant (12:09). Motorman hits the deadman control repeatedly as passengers ride in comfort (12:11). Cars in city traffic in Los Angeles, CA (12:45). Many different street signs one might encounter while driving (13:38). Dead end sign and a man gets out of his car frustrated (13:59). Traffic jam (14:20). A motorcycle police officer marks a tire (14:40). A Bus Only road (14:53). People insert ballots into a box as they vote (15:14) for enhanced public transit. Parking spots available outside of a city so one may take public transit into the city (15:24). A Chicago Transit bus; passengers exit an L.A. city bus (15:53). Insurance rates reduced and circled (15:59). A bus goes down Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles (16:08). Hollywood rapid transit cars cross a bridge (16:19). Traffic jam (16:30). Urban transit system at work (16:57). End credits (17:19).

The PCC (Presidents’ Conference Committee) was a trolley car design that was intended to compete with buses. The PCC's streamline design was intended to be comfortable and quiet. It was both smooth and fast and could be operated by a single, seated operator using floor mounted pedals instead of traditional hand controls. It was one of the most successful 20th Century trolley car types.

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