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A side-effect of the 1918 influenza pandemic was the fear of gatherings which included public transportation. At the same time mass-production of automobiles was ramping up in Detroit streets were now clogging with Model T Fords: https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/when-la-fought-pandemic-and-won …pic.twitter.com/qpLfYpWxfq