Cincinnati started construction on a subway system at the turn of the 19th century. The idea was that with the subway, the city's population would boom because people would be able to live and work in two different places, but still be able to get there quickly.
Work on the 16-mile loop never finished.
As history would have it, World War I, Prohibition, the stock market crash and World War II played a huge part in the demise of the subway. And although the city has tried to revive it, nothing has ever come of those plans. The abandoned tunnels remain locked and removed from the public eye.
With the streetcar opening scheduled for September, it seems the city is once again ready for mass public transit.
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