How maps connect past, present, and future: A conversation with Metro’s archivist, Claire Kennedy

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How maps connect past, present, and future: A conversation with Metro’s archivist, Claire Kennedy

Did you know that we have an archive and library here at Metro? And that it’s one of the biggest transportation libraries in the country? And that our holdings date all the way back to the 19th century, long before Metro’s time, of course, but when transit throughout Los Angeles was very much alive? If you visit the Metro Transportation Library and Archive, you’ll find all sorts of artifacts – everything from rare bus tokens to streetcar gongs –…