Before theSubway
Miami & Erie Canal
The Miami & Erie Canal began after the February 4, 1825 Ohio Canal Act and was completed in 1845. The Canal was used for almost a century but died due to Railroads and a historic flood of 1913, which damaged and flooded it with sediment and debris.
History of the Subway and Rapid Transit System
Each is the full original document as a flipbook
Cincinnati Rapid Transit System 1912 Designed1916 Bond issued1920 Construction beganNever Completed
| Section # | Start Point | End Point | Start Date | Completion Date | Cost | Contractor | |
| 1 | Walnut St. | Charles St | Jan. 1920 | Dec. 1921 | $500,000 | D.P Foley | |
| 2 | Charles St | Oliver St | Feb. 12, 1920 | Nov. 1921 | $500,000 | HICKEY BROS. | |
| 3 | Oliver St | 350' N. of Mohawk St. | Sept. 1920 | Feb. 1923 | $550,000 | HICKEY BROS. | |
| 4 | 350' N. of Mohawk St. | Brighton | June 2, 1921 | Jan. 1923 | $500,000 | F. R. JONES | |
| 5 | Brighton | Hopple St | Dec. 1921 | Feb. 1924 | $150,000 | HICKEY BROS. | |
| 6 | Hopple St | Mitchell Ave. | June 1922 | Oct. 1924 | $325,000 | HICKEY BROS. | |
| 7 | Mitchell Ave. | Oakley | July 1924 | Not Completed | $1,100,000 | HICKEY BROS. | |
| 8 | Oakley | South | Not Completed | Not Completed | Not Completed | Not Completed | |
| 9 | Not completed | Not Completed | Not Completed | Not Completed | Not Completed | Not Completed |
Rapid Transit Photographs
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Website is under Development
It's taking me longer than I expected to do over 1000 images of the Cincinnati Subway construction photographs enhance and colorize each one in 4K. The Black & White Gallery is up the colorized is up but I am still adding descriptions to each photograph. I have a test page up for February 1920 more to come.
CincinnatiWorkersEngineersFormenPoliticians1920 Subway
History
Images show day to day progress of the construction and in multiple phases from 1920 to 1928.
Why
I have always had a fascination with the incomplete Cincinnati Rapid Transit system (Cincinnati Subway) since I was a little kid. One of my degrees is an Anthropology degree from the University of Cincinnati. I thought it would be nice to present these images enhance and colorize them for people to enjoy its interesting history. If you would like a copy of the images for educational or the color ones for commercial use email images@cincinnatisubway.us