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From: muffy@lll-crg.ARPA (Muffy Barkocy)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Mistakes(?) in the Movies
Message-ID: <661@lll-crg.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 03:21:15 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 26 03:21:15 1985
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In article <688@vortex.UUCP> lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) writes:
>I believe that AVTAK was filmed in S.F. during the period when
>the cable car system was down for repairs.  Over that period,
>the city ran "cable car buses" instead.  Can't blame the movie
>for that!
>
>--Lauren--


Yes, *but*...the "cable car buses" were actual MUNI buses which took
over the routes of the cable cars.  They did *not* look like cable
cars.  The "wheeled cable cars" are still going, even though the
cable cars are back in service.  The MUNI replacement lines are,
however, gone.

                Muffy