London
has one of the most highly developed mass transit
systems in the world, and one of the first with regular
service. Britons are rightly proud of this complex
interaction of people, machines, and time, even though
sometimes it comes to a grinding halt. The marvel
that is the London transportation system is exhibited
at the London Transport Museum. Housed in what was
once Covent Garden, the museum makes use of a section
that was formerly a flower market. The great arching
ceilings erected in the late 1800's help evoke a sense
of a train station where one there were only blooms.
In the 1970's, the building was renovated and seems
a perfect fit for its current task.
1980
- The museum is officially opened by Princess Anne.
