Lake Merritt B.A.R.T. Station, Oakland, California, circa 1972
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Starting in the 1970s, concerns about traffic congestion, pollution and the plight of cities spurred the construction of new commuter transit systems. This postcard celebrates the 1972 opening of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Lake Merritt station in Oakland, California. The reproduction BART ticket was "not usable for passage."
Starting in the 1970s, concerns about traffic congestion, pollution and the plight of cities spurred the construction of new commuter transit systems. This postcard celebrates the 1972 opening of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Lake Merritt station in Oakland, California. The reproduction BART ticket was "not usable for passage."
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1972
Subject Date
circa 1972
Creators
Mike Roberts Color Productions
Place of Creation
United States, California, Berkeley
United States, California, San Pablo
Creator Notes
Published by R. and C. Hakanson, San Pablo, California; color by Mike Roberts Color Productions, Berkeley, California
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.38.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Ticket facsimile on front of postcard reads: INSERT / THIS / SIDE / UP / BART Printed on left side of address side: OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA / BART - Lake Merritt Station / One of the 34 custom-designed stations serve- / ing 75 miles of the central Bay Area. / This billion dollar high speed system is / only only the most modern transportation / system in the world, but boasts of the / world's longest underwater transit tube / connecting downtown Oakland and down- / town San Francisco. / The facsmilie of the BART ticket is not / usable for passage.
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