1968 Promotional Video Shows Slick New Vision For Bay Area With BART
OAKLAND (CBS SF) - Do you remember when Bay Area Rapid Transit was the next big thing? Perhaps not. It was more than 40 years ago.
Back in 1968, the transit system that thousands rely on everyday was still four years away and backers were making the final push to keep the project on the rails. A 1968 promotional video entitled "along the way" illustrates just what a massive undertaking the rail system was (complete with era-appropriate soundtrack).
The 12 minute film shows the future glistening stations filled with "automatic vending machines" and other newfangled features that you'll see out of your "full vista window."
The system looks pretty well-loved in comparison all these decades later, but the filmmakers were right about how vital it would become.