Cincinatti's Subway

I just heard about this recently and found it quite interesting. I generally find abandoned buildings, factories, and towns interesting. Even though they only had 2.1 miles of tunnel made, its just crazy they had abandoned the project.

I found a website that is rather detailed on the subject and has some good pictures.

http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/subway.html

Even subway's that never opened have graffiti!

There are a few cool abandoned things in Ohio, I haven't had a chance to see the Cincinnati subway yet.

http://www.ohioexploration.com/structures.htm

Karla Do you lend money for canoes?

I'm sure this has been brought up here before...

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/nascar/the-secrets-of-laurel-hill/

I would take that tour

Also in Ohio, the "Shawshank" still stands and they give tours.
http://www.mrps.org/

http://vimeo.com/15222157
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY67V6A9hU8

I've always loved abandoned and forgotten things. In Alabama, we used to go exploring and find sink holes and old houses way out in the middle of the woods. I remember finding what seemed like an old small lime quarry near my friend's house. It had a small building that came out over the water and there was some machinery left out there. The water was really deep right off the bank and the water was a pale blue/green. Really cool to find that stuff.

I grew up in Cincinnati. Never knew about the Subway until I was in my 20s. I was working at a local TV station and we tried to get permission to go in and do a tour for a special we were working on, but the city wasn't too keen on the idea. I think they'd just as soon not have a bunch of folks "exploring". It was bummed, 'cause I really wanted to see it.

I would love to find this kind of stuff locally.

Reminds me of the military installations under parts of San Francisco. Didn't know anything about them when I lived there. Sounds like there's a lot. And people do go down and explore them. I saw a story on TV about them a few years ago. Pretty neat.

We used to explore abandoned buildings in Memphis. There was a really, really cool old brewery. Neat building. And you could go all the way to the roof- it had an amazing view of the river.

(edit) Should have known- the google knows about everything!

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/28/abandoned-memphis-tennessee-brewery/

$18 MIL BUS STATION THAT SEES NO TRAFFIC FOR 275 DAYS A YEAR IN CINCINNATI

Yeah, we suck at public transit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverfront_Transit_Center

Good thing we plan on spending ANOTHER ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS we do not have (thanks for lending money you also dont have uncle sam) on yet another public transit boondoggle that will likely never put one damned penny back into our city...Mark Malory is a dickhead

fast_eddie_72 wrote: I grew up in Cincinnati. Never knew about the Subway until I was in my 20s. I was working at a local TV station and we tried to get permission to go in and do a tour for a special we were working on, but the city wasn't too keen on the idea. I think they'd just as soon not have a bunch of folks "exploring". It was bummed, 'cause I really wanted to see it.

once a year, they sell something like 200 tickets for a guided tour put on by Hamilton County Parks and Rec. IIRC, they typically sell out before lunch each time.

BoostedBrandon wrote: Even subway's that never opened have graffiti!

And CHUDS, from the look of some pictures.

Yeah, we get a streetcar that nobody wants and lose Blue Ash airport.

DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I'm sure this has been brought up here before... http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/nascar/the-secrets-of-laurel-hill/

I've been thru that tunnel hundreds of times (every Sunday on the way to and from Grandmothers house for 16 years) before they built the by-pass around it.

My wife and I went through the subway tunnels in '05.

http://jdellis.smugmug.com/Architecture/Cincinnati-Advance-Subway-Tour

They have to keep them maintained, as a major street runs atop them. One tube is used to water and fiber optics, as I recall. Interesting to see all the old Cold War-era supplies. If you drive south on I-75 toward downtown, you can still spot the tunnels' exits on your left after the Hopple St. exit.

Also, the original link is a fascinating look at the development of the interstates and highways in the Cincinnati-area. I usually skim it once a year or so.

4cylndrfury wrote: $18 MIL BUS STATION THAT SEES NO TRAFFIC FOR 275 DAYS A YEAR IN CINCINNATI Yeah, we suck at public transit... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverfront_Transit_Center Good thing we plan on spending *ANOTHER* ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS we do not have (thanks for lending money you also dont have uncle sam) on yet another public transit boondoggle that will likely never put one damned penny back into our city...Mark Malory is a dickhead Couldn't agree more. My buddy took that tour, said it was awesome.