How Did Los Angeles Epitomize the New Emphasis on the Car

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Multiple Choice

How did Los Angeles epitomize the new emphasis on the car in 1950s America?

• A) Filmmakers in Hollywood released hundreds of movies in the new "road picture" genre, featuring sleek cars racing down Los Angeles highways.
• B) The city's centralized design enabled people to carpool to suburban transit centers and then take public transportation.
• C) People drove to and from work on a web of highways and shopped at malls only accessible by driving.
• D) Bucking the western trend, Los Angeles actually maintained its extensive system of trains, trolleys, and buses well into the 1970s.
• E) Very little of the city's space was paved over with roads and freeways due to limited funding.

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