tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post5909805601640127505..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Related CinemaPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-41885085307967229432008-09-16T20:23:00.000-07:002008-09-16T20:23:00.000-07:00@ Brian: What are you talking about? Batman Begi...@ Brian: What are you talking about? Batman Begins as well as TDK are both almost 100% Chicago, shot IN Chicago. There's some CGI such as a few aerials and the Narrows but even with the CGI clearly Chicago landmarks, architecture, and bridges can be seen.<BR/><BR/>@ arcady: I believe the Met, Lake Street L, and South Side Elevated were all privately built (and operated?), and later consolidated and publicly operated when the CTA was formed.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059582900307385562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-36011067329162656272008-09-16T20:03:00.000-07:002008-09-16T20:03:00.000-07:00i think it's interesting that batman begins wa...i think it's interesting that batman begins was in a cgi fake gotham, but dark knight was a mix of nyc & chicagoFLUBBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642630850939361572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-12561291441156508682008-09-16T16:30:00.000-07:002008-09-16T16:30:00.000-07:00Chicago's El system was built, as far as I underst...Chicago's El system was built, as far as I understand it, with private money, at least for the original elevated parts. The subways came later, and were government projects. And that's why public funding is needed for infrastructure.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-87373158526950036532008-09-16T11:41:00.000-07:002008-09-16T11:41:00.000-07:00So Gotham's mass transit was built with private mo...So Gotham's mass transit was built with private money...<BR/><BR/>I wonder why companies will spend for toll roads but not rails?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com