Beneath the bustling streets of Cincinnati lies a hidden relic of a forgotten dream — a two-mile subway tunnel that was once part of a grand plan to transform urban transportation. In 1920, Cincinnati embarked on a bold journey to build a 16-mile rapid transit system that promised to reshape travel in the region. Yet, nearly a century later, the project remains unfinished, with the subway tunnel silently waiting beneath Central Parkway, untouched and unexplored by most.
What went wrong? Why did this visionary project halt after 10 miles of construction? And what might the future hold for this mysterious tunnel, which has captivated the imagination of locals for generations?
Join us for the next virtual NKY History Hour as author Jacob Mecklenborg delves into the abandoned and unfinished subway, revealing untold stories and fresh research of this once-grand project.
Register and participate in the free presentation by Behringer-Crawford Museum online.
Information on connecting to the Zoom session will be sent after registration. The event will also be streamed live on BCM’s Facebook page. All recordings of past episodes can be viewed at www.bcmuseum.org.
Jacob Mecklenborg is a Cincinnati native who created one of the city’s first local history websites in the late 1990s and who wrote Cincinnati’s Incomplete Subway: The Complete History in 2010. His writing and photographs have been published by most local print publications and he has appeared many times on various local television and radio programs.
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