Dismantling
The railway was closed in 1969 when the Bunker Hill area underwent a controversial total redevelopment which destroyed and displaced a community of almost 22,000 working-class families renting rooms in architecturally significant but run-down buildings, to a modern mixed-use district of high-rise commercial buildings and modern apartment and condominium complexes. All the components of Angels Flight were placed in storage in anticipation of the railway's restoration and reopening.
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