The abandoned
subway -
June 30, 2004
"I just spent the weekend
in my hometown of Cincinnati,
Ohio. In 1925, construction
in Cincinnati
began on a state-of-the-art
subway system for the rapidly
expanding city. Three years
later, money ran out and the
seven miles of completed subway
were abandoned. Since then,
this surreal
underworld has faded into
the city's secret history, with
awareness peaking every so often
when a new plan for the tunnels
is proposed: a fall-out shelter,
a wind tunnel for the university's
engineering students, a venue
for a music festival. Back in
high school, several of my friends
accessed the cavernous stations
for a few exciting evenings
of urban
spelunking. Now though,
legit tours are occasionally
offered. According to this recent
piece on NPR's All Things Considered,
the waiting list is 2,000 people
long."
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