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Taken for a Ride

This documentary exposes the role of General Motors' in the "Great American Street Car Scandal" of the 1930s. The scandal involved the dismantling of the street car transportation system in an effort to create demand for more automobiles.

English
  • Originally Aired August 6, 1996
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Notes Is a season finale
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