A map of San Francisco's subway system that almost was

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By Cyriaque Lamar Dec 10, 2011 1:15 PM

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A map of San Francisco’s subway system that almost was

The original 1956 plan for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system was way more complex on paper than it is in reality. Designer Jake Coolidge has imagined a universe in which this full plan was implemented. And even though it doesn't involve filling in the Bay or underground rocket trains or pyramids, it does complement world-building for any tales about an alternate reality San Francisco rather nicely.

See Also: San Francisco's crime rate, topographically.

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