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Street Car Conspiracy; fact or fiction?
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[quote]QUOTE: <br />I still think GM, and the other's, involvement in the demise of streetcars was rotten. Their action ensured that the streetcars never had a chance. Here is a link to a rather infamous photo, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Note the smug grin on the face of the "cat that swallowed the canary". If I'm not mistaken the cat later went to jail over this. <br />http://www.mplib.org/history/tr3.asp <br />After looking at the photo again, the grin on the Mayor's face is even bigger. Perhaps Mr Ossanna was only the "hitman", and later the "fallguy" while the big fish swam away. I guess the expression on Ossanna's face is more that of a deer in headlights, as if to say "Why the hell are you taking this picture". Is the answer because, <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />That photo is crazy, those guys look like the devils themselves! <br /> <br />[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)]
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